Tax-Exempt Bond Financing

Community Economics assists nonprofit developers in utilizing public purpose and private activity tax-exempt bonds as a method of financing affordable rental projects. In particular, CEI works with sponsors to find the best type of bond structure and credit enhancement for each project.

CEI's services for tax-exempt bond financing include:

• initial feasibility analysis, including issuance costs and fees
• evaluation of alternative forms of credit enhancement
• determination of the most appropriate bond structure (fixed rate or low- floater; private placement or public sale; etc.)
• assistance in obtaining credit enhancement
• structuring the bonds to work with tax credit and other sources of financing