Urban Development Advance

Geographic Criteria

• Located in a neighborhood with a median income at or below 100% of the area median income;
• Located in an urban Champion Community, or an urban Empowerment Zone, or an urban Enterprise Community, as designated by the Secretary of HUD;
• Eligible for a federal Brownfield Tax Credit;
• Located in an Indian area, as defined by the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act of 1996;
• Located in an area affected by a federal military base closing or realignment; and/or
• Located in an area identified as a designated community under the Community Adjustment and Investment Program.
• Located in a state declared disaster area, or other area that qualifies for assistance under another Federal or State targeted economic development program, approved by FHFA

Individual Criteria

• The annual salaries for at least 51% of the permanent full- and part-time jobs, computed on a full-time equivalent basis, created or retained by the project, other than construction jobs, are at or below 100% of the median income;
• At least 51% of the families who otherwise benefit from (other than through employment) or are provided services by the project have incomes at or below 100% of the median income.

Small Business Criteria

• Projects that qualify as small businesses as defined by section 3(a) of the Small Business Act and implemented by the Small Business Administration under 13 CFR Part 121.
• Projects may qualify based on SBA’s size standards or if a project received an SBA Loan (Note: If a loan is qualified based on SBA Loan, a copy of the supporting loan documentation will be required at application).

Eligible Lending Activity

• All submitted loans must have closed within 90 days of receiving an advance from the FHLBNY.
• Once approved, a commitment will be issued for up to 90 days, based on the oldest loan in the loan pool (e.g., 90 days – oldest loan in the loan pool).

Member Limits*

• A member’s Maximum Borrowing Capacity is the lesser of 3% of Asset size or $100 million. Members may request an exception to the maximum up to $200 million per member. Exception requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• A member’s Minimum Borrowing Capacity is $25 million per member.
• Members may not borrow more than $100 million in each quarter.

*Note: Member Limits are inclusive of all CLP Programs except DRF and BDA. The FHLBNY reserves the right to change member limits at any time, without prior notice.

Advance Tenors**

• Advance tenors for CLP advances are restricted to one (1) to five (5) years.
• All FHLBNY credit conditions apply.

**Note: Applicable to CIP, UDA and RDA Program. See the Disaster Relief Program page for DRF related limits and advance tenors.

Examples of commercial and economic projects that qualify for UDA funding:

CLP Documents