12 CFR § 1808.100 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s1808.100"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "12 CFR § 1808.100 - Purpose."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "1808.100"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FUND, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "1808"
part_name: "COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS BOND GUARANTEE PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, Pub. L. 111-240, §§ 1134 and 1703; 12 U.S.C. 4713a."
regulatory_source: "78 FR 8310, Feb. 5, 2013, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1808"
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# 1808.100 Purpose.

The purpose of the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Bond Guarantee Program is to support CDFI lending by providing Guarantees for Bonds issued as part of a Bond Issue for Eligible Community or Economic Development Purposes, as authorized by sections 1134 and 1703 of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-240; 12 U.S.C. 4713a).