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A Place I Can Afford to Call Home: How Banks Help Preserve the Nation's Supply of Affordable Rental Housing
Read Comptroller Dugan's views on preserving affordable rental housing and why banks should care. Community Developments Spring 2008

Saving America's Affordable Rental Housing Stock: The Need and the Role of National Banks
The disappearance of thousands of units of affordable rental units and the threatened loss of many more are the result of market and public policy factors. Read the National Housing Trust's explanation of the many solutions that have already been developed and the need for more solutions, resources, and partners. Community Developments Spring 2008

Banking on Preservation: New Opportunities for Banks to Preserve and Improve the Existing Stock of Affordable Rental Homes
Hear how strategies to help preserve existing multifamily affordable housing are emerging from foundations, banks, and other entities, and how the MacArthur Foundation is supporting these preservation efforts. Community Developments Spring 2008

MB Financial: A Preservation Case Study
Learn how MB Financial saved an oasis of affordable units in a hot suburban market. Community Developments Spring 2008

JPMorgan Chase: A Large Bank's Approach for Preserving Affordable Multifamily Housing
Using multiple lines of business and partnering with other organizations, see how JPMorgan Chase is creating initiatives to support the preservation of multifamily affordable housing. Community Developments Spring 2008

PNC: Providing a One-Stop Shop for Multifamily Affordable Housing Finance
Find out how this comprehensive, one-stop shop provides an array of products to protect affordable housing. Community Developments Spring 2008

Wachovia: Preserving Affordable Multifamily Housing Through Relationships
Learn how Wachovia is using its internal and external relationships to support the preservation of affordable rental housing. Community Developments Spring 2008

Preserving Oregon's Precious Affordable Housing Resource
Oregon recognized that it has irreplaceable resources to protect. Find out how it is supporting high priority affordable housing projects. Community Developments Spring 2008

State Housing Bonds Preserve Affordable Rental Housing in Massachusetts
Read how Massachusetts has successfully preserved more than 30,000 affordable rental units with its tax-exempt bonding authority and 4 percent low-income housing tax credits. Community Developments Spring 2008

Nonprofits Meet Housing Preservation Challenges
Preservation of affordable housing is complicated, and many nonprofit developers are showing that creativity and persistence can lead to success. Community Developments Spring 2008

Chicago's Troubled Building Initiative: Revitalizing Affordable Housing
Chicago doesn't go after the owners of badly managed properties with only a court order to repair. Learn how the city created a unique program that is helping to maximize the preservation of affordable rental housing units.  Community Developments Spring 2008

Bank Roles Loom Large in Developing Rural Rental Housing Community Developments Spring 2003

Creative Partnerships Save Historic Buildings and Give Them New Life as Affordable Housing 2002 Directory of National Bank Community Development Investments

Effective Strategies for Community Development Finance (2001):
This OCC publication presents strategies that have helped banks engage effectively in community development (CD) finance. Multifamily financing strategies are described on pages 19-29.

Multifamily Rental Housing and CRA Community Developments Spring 2000

Rural Housing Initiatives at Work Community Developments Spring 2003

Saving America's Affordable Rental Housing Stock: The Crisis, and the Appropriate Financial Services Role Community Developments Spring 2000

Supportive Services Enhance Multifamily Housing Investments 2002 Directory of National Bank Community Development Investments

The Community Development Trust: Investing in Affordable Multifamily Housing Community Developments Spring 2000

Low Income Housing Tax Credits "101" Community Developments Spring 2000

Tax Credits Help Ease Severe Indian Country Housing Problem Community Developments Fall 2001

The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program: Community Bank Reaps More than Monetary Returns Community Developments Spring 2000

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