Login Search Mascoma Community Development Wins Third New Markets Tax Credit Allocation for $60 Million Posted by Mascoma Bank on September 2, 2021 Mascoma Community Development (MCD) is proud to announce being awarded $60 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) authority from the U.S. Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund. The NMTC program allows MCD to direct capital to underserved, primarily rural communities through financing high-impact, mission focused projects Nationwide with a primary focus on New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, New York, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. This New Market Tax Credit award represents MCD’s fourth allocation, providing a total of $230 million since their first award in 2014. MCD is a Community Development Entity (CDE) established by Mascoma Bank to facilitate industrial and manufacturing expansion, retail and main street redevelopments in rural and minor-urban communities that are suffering from population decline and out-migration. “We are so pleased that the CDFI Fund has continued to be supportive of our impactful community development efforts,” said Dick Jennings, Managing Director, Mascoma Community Development. “The rural areas that we primarily focus our funding on have significant need for access to flexible capital to generate economic recovery and resiliency of their main streets and industrial sectors, enhancing opportunities for quality accessible jobs and access to affordable retail goods and services. This award will greatly strengthen MCD’s efforts to bring beneficial change and economic growth to the communities that we serve.” The New Markets Tax Credit was enacted in 2000 in an effort to stimulate private investment and economic growth in low income urban neighborhoods and rural communities that lack access to the patient capital needed to support and grow businesses, create jobs, and sustain healthy local economies. The NMTC is a 39 percent federal tax credit, taken over seven years, on investments made in economically distressed communities. Headquartered in Lebanon, New Hampshire, Mascoma Bank is a $2.48 billion mutually owned bank and Certified B Corporation established in 1899 with 28 branch locations throughout the Northeast. Most recently the Bank was designated as a “Best for the World” B-Corp for Governance. In 2013 the Bank founded Mascoma Community Development to help raise capital, facilitate loans, and support community development throughout Northern New England and beyond. The Bank is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and both the Bank and MCD are equal opportunity providers. To find out more about the NMTC program or Mascoma Community Development, please contact Dick Jennings, at (603) 443-8781 or Dick.Jennings@mascomabank.com Topics: New Markets Recent Posts Funding for Monadnock Mills Housing in Claremont Supporting Main Street Renewal and Growth Mascoma Community Development Wins Third New Markets Tax Credit Allocation for $60 Million Support Adolescents Through Second Growth Helping People Get AHEAD Tags advice agriculture Animals Arts and Humanities Awards B Corp Building a house Buying a Home Buying a House College community construction Credit Counseling cyber security efts email scam employee ownership Employee Spotlight ESG ETFs Financial Education Firewall food insecurity Fraud Protection Hiring a Builder home building Home Construction Home Swapping hunger Landscape live theater Local Local Interest Music Education Nonprofit Paying for college Perc Test phishing restaurant Saving Money Scam Scholarships Security Skiing Social Media Topics Awards B Corp budgeting Buying a House Certified B Corp Charitable Giving Community construction Employee Spotlight Financial Education home building Home Construction Home Improvement Investing landscaping Local Interest New Markets savings goals Security Video Equal Opportunity Employer. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender. 603-448-3650 888-MASCOMA(627-2662) About Mascoma Bank Careers Security Statement Accessibility Statement Disclaimers Contact Us Holiday Hours FAQ Privacy Policy Copyright © 2021 Mascoma Bank | Designed by Nomad Communications