CDFI Fund: CY 2019 NMTC Applicant FAQs Updated
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) has posted on its website: an updated NMTC Program Allocation Application Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document; a revised 2019 NMTC Program Allocation Application; and a pre-recorded webinar demonstrating the application submission process in AMIS. The updates to these documents are provided in response to specific questions raised…
CDFI Fund: $3.5 Billion Announced in New Market Tax Credits
Awards will Spur Economic and Community Development Nationwide Washington – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced $3.5 billion in New Markets Tax Credits today that will spur investment and economic growth in low-income urban and rural communities nationwide. A total of 73 Community Development Entities (CDEs) were…
CDFI Fund: Update to NMTC Certification, Compliance Monitoring and Evaluation FAQs
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) has provided an updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document for New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program) compliance on its website. This document supersedes the May 2017 publication of the FAQ document by adding, revising, or updating select questions from the earlier edition. Updates include: Information on how allocation…
HUD: FHA Pilot Program Expanded to Accelerate Financing of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Projects
Action designed to speed production of critically needed affordable housing U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today announced a significant expansion of a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) pilot program that streamlines FHA mortgage insurance applications for affordable housing developments that have equity from the sale of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program,…
CDFI Fund: Revised Compliance Deadlines and Program Milestones for FY 2019
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) Director Jodie Harris recently indicated that CDFI Fund staff were reviewing each program’s timelines and priorities in response to the recent government shutdown. The five-week shutdown requires the CDFI Fund to alter deadlines, and anticipated timelines, for compliance and reporting, awards announcements, and the opening of application rounds….
OCC: Agency Promotes Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day
To make more eligible working families aware of the benefits of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is promoting EITC Awareness Day on January 25. “The Earned Income Tax Credit is a valuable tax break that can help the financial outlook of hard-working, American families,” said Comptroller…
CDFI Fund: Summary Report and Public Data for NMTC Program for FY 2003-2016 Released
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) today released a Summary Report and data collected on New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) investments across the nation through fiscal year (FY) 2016. The CDFI Fund requires all Community Development Entities (CDEs) that have been awarded NMTC allocations to submit an annual…
Federal Reserve: New FEDS Notes Analyzes Rural Affordable Rental Housing
Rural Affordable Rental Housing: Quantifying Need, Reviewing Recent Federal Support, and Assessing the Use of Low Income Housing Tax Credits in Rural Areas (PDF) by Andrew M. Dumont Abstract: Recently, there has been significant interest in the high levels of rental cost burden being experienced across the United States. Much of this scholarship has focused…
CDFI Fund: Application Demand for 2018 Round of NMTC Program Released
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced today that it received a total of 214 applications under the 2018 round of the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program). The NMTC Program advances economic development in economically distressed communities by making tax credit allocations available to Community Development…
CDFI Fund: 2018 NMTC Program Electronic Application Now Available in AMIS
The electronic application for the calendar year (CY) 2018 round of the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program) is now available in the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund’s (CDFI Fund) Awards Management Information System (AMIS). The CDFI Fund published the Notice of Allocation Availability (NOAA) for the CY 2018 round in the Federal Register…