News Archives
2014
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LIIF & NYC HPD Partnership Reaches $200 Million for Affordable Housing
LIIF is pleased to have worked as a partner to the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to originate more than $200 million in financing for the construction or preservation of more than 1,000 affordable housing units throughout New York City…
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LIIF Joins Obama Administration, HUD & DOE to Increase Jobs & Energy Efficiency
The Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) is pleased to announce that it is the first community development financial institution to join the Obama Administration’s Better Buildings Challenge.…
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Announcing Partners in Progress
The Low Income Investment Fund is excited to announce the launch of Partners in Progress, a new nationwide initiative in partnership with the Citi Foundation aimed at advancing economic progress in low-income communities…
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Announcing the What Works Challenge
LIIF is excited to announce the launch of the “What Works Challenge,” a new online platform to grow emerging ideas and connect peers seeking creative solutions to improving America’s communities…
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LIIF Receives $4.3 Million in Program Awards from CDFI Fund
Today, the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) received a total of $4.3 million in program awards from the U.S. Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. As part of the fiscal year 2013 CDFI Program round, the awards are aimed at increasing the lending and investment capacity of CDFIs in low income and economically distressed communities across the nation…
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CDT and LINC Housing Celebrate Ribbon Cutting for Pleasant View Apartments
LIIF joined in celebration with The Community Development Trust and LINC Housing Corporation to mark the completed construction of a new community center at Pleasant View Apartments in Fresno, California.LINC Housing Corporation, a California-based nonprofit affordable housing developer, used financing from LIIF in 2012 to acquire and preserve Pleasant View Apartments, a 60-unit affordable multifamily apartment complex. …
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What Works to Create Ladders of Opportunity?
Recently, President Obama and a small group of stakeholders from across the nation met to discuss how to increase economic mobility and opportunity for American families. The Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF), Neighborhood Centers Inc. and Skills for Chicagoland’s Future were honored to participate in this important dialogue at the White House. At that meeting, […]…
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Investing in What Works: Midwest Regional Meeting
On June 17, 2013, LIIF joined the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago and San Francisco, the Citi Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Center for Financial Services Innovation to host a discussion on ideas from the new publication, Investing in What Works for America’s Communities: Essays on People, Place & Purpose…
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Deutsche Bank and Enterprise Community Partners Announce Lowering the Cost of Housing Winners
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation, Enterprise Community Partners and UPSTATE launched the Lowering the Cost of Housing Competition to draw out the most advanced thinking about design, policy, sustainability, and cost-effective building practices. LIIF’s Judi Kende was among seven judges of design professionals, sustainability and construction experts and financial and philanthropic institutions that selected the competition’s winners…
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LIIF’s Los Angeles Office Is Moving
As of July 29, 2013, the Low Income Investment Fund’s Los Angeles office will have a new address. All phone and fax numbers will remain the same. Please update your records with our new information…
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