Public Finance Authority

Public Finance Authority (“PFA”) is a unique government entity established to issue tax-exempt conduit bonds for public and private entities nationwide. PFA is sponsored by the National Association of Counties, the National League of Cities, the Wisconsin Counties Association and the League of Wisconsin Municipalities. Click here to learn why NACo and NLC collaborated to create PFA.

PFA partners with private borrowers and local governments to provide tax-exempt financing for public benefit projects that create temporary and permanent jobs, affordable housing, community infrastructure and improve the overall quality of life in local communities.

Benefits of Using Public Finance Authority:

Cost Effective – PFA is authorized to issue bonds in all 50 states providing economies of scale for multi-jurisdictional projects. Additionally, the use of tax-exempt bonds to finance a project significantly reduces the borrower’s costs in the form of a lower interest rate.

Resource – PFA works directly with cities and counties to accelerate economic development with financing programs, including those through available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

Experience – PFA is operated by program management staff with more than 20 years of experience in tax-exempt private activity and municipal finance, including post-issuance compliance requirements.

Responsive – PFA works effectively and efficiently with each borrower’s finance team to satisfy the requirements of the government approval process, including local TEFRA approval and securing volume cap (if applicable).

Financial Access – PFA increases access to the municipal bond market by providing technical assistance to local governments that may otherwise be unable to issue conduit bonds due to limited resources.

Accountable and Transparent – PFA’s governance structure and local government oversight and approval requirement for each financing ensure accountability and transparency.

Flexible – PFA does not have established lists of preferred finance professionals and will consider all requests to work with pre-assembled finance teams.

Opportunity – PFA, its Sponsors and Founding Members engage in marketing and awareness activities to local businesses throughout the country creating additional opportunities for finance professionals to bring financings to the market.

Contact us today at (888) 508-7188.