News Archives
2014
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LIIF & Partners Applaud Reinstated Funding for Capital Magnet Fund
LIIF joined some of the nation’s leading Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to commend the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) in its decision to direct Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to begin contributing funds to the Capital Magnet Fund (CMF) …
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People + Place = Prosperity Accelerated | Annual Report 2014
LIIF believes that ensuring our nation’s prosperity means giving families a chance to get ahead through access to good schools, health care, affordable homes, quality child care, jobs and transportation. Our 2014 Annual Report highlights how LIIF accelerates progress for people and places…
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LIIF Finances LINC Project with Newly Recapitalized LA County Housing Fund
With financing from LIIF, LINC Housing will build 63 units of affordable rental housing with 31 units set aside for formerly homeless households. LIIF provided the acquisition financing to LINC through the newly restructured Los Angeles County Housing Innovation Fund (LACHIF) II…
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California Takes Landmark Step for Climate Change and Community Investment
California Governor Jerry Brown signed a budget that for the first time includes long-term, committed funding for affordable housing near transit as a key strategy to combat climate change and address economic inequality…
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Monetizing Impact: Introducing LIIF’s Social Impact Calculator
LIIF announces the launch of its Social Impact Calculator, a first-of-its-kind tool to measure the impact of our investments at CGI America in Denver and SOCAP Health in New York City, two of the nation’s most important gatherings of social impact investors…
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Promising News for the Environment and California’s Communities
The Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) and Enterprise Community Partners proudly support the innovative, long-term plan for California’s investment in equitable transit-oriented communities announced by State Senate pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, State Senator Kevin de Leon and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti…
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LIIF Receives $48 Million New Markets Tax Credit Award
LIIF is proud to announce that it has been awarded its seventh consecutive New Markets Tax Credit allocation from the U.S. Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. As part of the Treasury’s 2013 round, LIIF was awarded $48 million in NMTC allocation authority…
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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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