This legislation, titled the "CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Improvement Act of 2025," aims to strengthen and extend the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Bond Guarantee Program . Congress emphasizes that this program is crucial for providing CDFIs with sustainable, long-term capital, thereby increasing economic opportunity and promoting community development in underserved areas. The bill makes several key amendments to the program, including removing a specific multiplier from the guarantee calculation. It revises the guarantee amount limitation, establishing a minimum guarantee of $25,000,000 per bond issuance and raising the total annual guarantee cap to $1,000,000,000 . Additionally, the program's authorization is extended for an additional four years after the date of enactment, and the Secretary of the Treasury is mandated to submit two reports to Congress assessing its effectiveness.
CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Improvement Act of 2023
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Finance and Financial Sector
CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Improvement Act of 2025
USA119th CongressS-1880| Senate
| Updated: 5/22/2025
This legislation, titled the "CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Improvement Act of 2025," aims to strengthen and extend the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Bond Guarantee Program . Congress emphasizes that this program is crucial for providing CDFIs with sustainable, long-term capital, thereby increasing economic opportunity and promoting community development in underserved areas. The bill makes several key amendments to the program, including removing a specific multiplier from the guarantee calculation. It revises the guarantee amount limitation, establishing a minimum guarantee of $25,000,000 per bond issuance and raising the total annual guarantee cap to $1,000,000,000 . Additionally, the program's authorization is extended for an additional four years after the date of enactment, and the Secretary of the Treasury is mandated to submit two reports to Congress assessing its effectiveness.