U.S. Bank’s Latest Partnerships with Habitat for Humanity Will Finance Construction of More Than 700 Homes in 18 States

MINNEAPOLIS--()--The community development subsidiary of Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank and Habitat for Humanity affiliates throughout the country are celebrating the bank’s recent investments of nearly $19 million of tax credit equity made in partnership with CEI Capital Management, LLC, Iowa Community Development, Harbor Bankshares Corporation, and Smith NMTC Associates to help finance the construction of 712 affordable homes in 18 states.

“We want all Americans to have access to quality, affordable housing,” said Zack Boyers, chairman and chief executive officer of U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation. “Working with partners like Smith NMTC, CCML, ICD, Harbor Bank, and many others over the years to generate capital, leverage sponsorship dollars raised by Habitat for Humanity affiliates, and increase the affiliates’ building capacity is one important way that we are helping make affordable housing available to more families.”

The investments are the latest in a series of similar funding commitments made by U.S. Bank. Over the past five years, U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation (USBCDC) has provided more than $80 million of New Markets Tax Credit equity and leverage to support the development of Habitat for Humanity homes in 30 states, working with St. Louis-based Smith NMTC Associates. Those combined investments have helped finance a total of 2,975 homes across the country. More detail about where those homes are located is provided below.

U.S. Bancorp, the parent company of U.S. Bank, has also supported Habitat for Humanity through charitable contributions and low-interest loans, in addition to the equity investments it makes through USBCDC. Since 2011, U.S. Bancorp Foundation has contributed more than $650,000 to Habitat for Humanity affiliates across the United States and provided another $23,000 in matching gifts. During that same timeframe, the company provided nearly a dozen loans to Habitat for Humanity affiliates worth more than $6 million.

U.S. Bancorp employees also regularly partner with Habitat for Humanity affiliates to help build and rehabilitate properties that will provide safe housing for families in need. Since January 2011, nearly 1,000 U.S. Bank employees have volunteered 9,168 hours serving Habitat for Humanity affiliates across the country. Recently, 65 U.S. Bank employees volunteered more than 500 hours working with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles to help build two new homes and rehabilitate properties that will provide safe housing for families in the Greater Los Angeles area.

“U.S. Bancorp has been a valuable partner for Habitat for Humanity because they not only recognized a need for decent and affordable shelter in this country, they stepped up and are doing something to address it,” said Erin Rank, President & CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles. “Thanks to their efforts, our organization is able to help more hardworking families purchase homes that are safe and affordable, and that will have a positive impact on these families for generations to come.”

In October, U.S. Bancorp received the Financial Supporter of the Year award at the Southern California Association of NonProfit Housing (SCANPH) conference in Los Angeles, in part for its participation in the Greater Los Angeles “Build Day.” U.S. Bancorp was honored for its support of organizations that encourage the purchase, preservation, rehabilitation, and construction of affordable housing through direct lending, tax credit investments, partnership with investment lending programs, grants or volunteer support of affordable housing nonprofits in Southern California, and particularly for its work in Los Angeles.

Other Habitat for Humanity affiliates that have benefitted as a result of U.S. Bancorp’s investment since 2008 include:

Alabama  

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Birmingham, Inc. (AL) – 107 homes

Habitat for Humanity of Southwest Alabama (AL) – 44 homes

 
Arizona

Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona (AZ) – 15 homes

Habitat for Humanity Tucson, Inc. (AZ) – 28 homes

 
California

Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco, Inc. (CA) – 53 homes

Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley (CA) – 94 homes

Sacramento Habitat for Humanity, Inc. (CA) – 52 homes

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (CA) –14 homes

Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, Inc. (CA) – 30 homes

 
Colorado

Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver, Inc. (CO) – 67 homes

 
Connecticut

Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County (CT) – 14 homes

Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity (CT) – 24 homes

Habitat for Humanity of Greater New Haven, Inc. (CT) – 15 homes

 
Delaware

Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County, Inc. (DE) – 41 homes

 
Florida

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami, Inc. (FL) – 248 homes

Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County, Inc. (FL) – 37 homes

Highlands County Habitat for Humanity Inc. (FL) – 124 homes

Indian River County Habitat for Humanity, Inc. (FL) – 92 homes

 
Indiana

Habitat for Humanity of Evansville, Inc. (IN) – 48 homes

 
Iowa

Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity (IA) – 19 homes

Siouxland Habitat for Humanity (IA) – 24 homes

Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity, Inc. (IA) – 56 homes

Heartland Habitat for Humanity (IA) – 27 homes

Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity (IA) – 9 homes

 
Louisiana

Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity (LA) – 9 homes

Habitat for Humanity St. Tammany West (LA) – 42 homes

 
Maryland

Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity (MD) – 82 homes

Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake, Inc. (MD) – 94 homes

Sandtown Habitat for Humanity (MD) – 16 homes

 
Michigan

Habitat for Humanity Detroit (MI) – 20 homes

Habitat for Humanity of Kent County, Inc. (MI) – 23 homes

 
Missouri

Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis (MO) – 77 homes

 
Mississippi

Habitat for Humanity Metro Jackson, Inc. (MS) – 54 homes

Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Inc. (MS) – 131 homes

 
Nebraska

Habitat for Humanity of Omaha, Inc. (NE) – 65 homes

 
New Jersey

Paterson Habitat for Humanity, Inc. (NJ) – 21 homes

 
North Carolina

Chatham Habitat for Humanity (NC) – 20 homes

Habitat for Humanity of Durham, Inc. (NC) – 158 homes

Habitat for Humanity Wake County (NC) – 41 homes

 

Ohio

Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity (OH) - 38 homes

Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland, Inc. (OH) – 31 homes

 
Oklahoma

Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity, Inc. (OK) – 143 homes

 
Oregon

Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East (OR) – 92 homes

 
Pennsylvania

Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia, Inc. (PA) – 9 homes

Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County, Inc. (PA) –14 homes

 
Tennessee

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis, Inc. (TN) – 200 homes

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville (TN) – 17 homes

Loudon County Habitat for Humanity, Inc. (TN) – 18 homes

 
Texas

Austin Habitat for Humanity (TX) – 23 homes

 
Virginia

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville, Inc. (VA) – 29 homes

Rockbridge Area Habitat for Humanity, Inc. (VA) – 7 homes

 
West Virginia

Almost Heaven Habitat for Humanity, Inc. (WV) – 38 homes

 
Washington, D.C.

Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C., Inc. (DC) – 17 homes

 
Washington

Habitat for Humanity – Spokane (WA) –35 homes

Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County (WA) – 33 homes

Habitat for Humanity of Seattle/South King County (WA) – 17 homes

Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity (WA) – 61 homes

 
Wisconsin

Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity (WI) – 18 homes

 

About U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation (USBCDC)
With more than $10.2 billion in assets, St. Louis-based USBCDC, a subsidiary of U.S. Bank, provides innovative financing solutions for community development projects across the country using state and federally sponsored tax credit programs. USBCDC's commitments provide capital investment to areas that need it the most and have contributed to the creation of new jobs, the rehabilitation of historic buildings, the construction of needed affordable and market-rate homes, the development of renewable energy facilities, and the generation of commercial economic activity in underserved communities. Visit USBCDC on the web at usbank.com/cdc.

About U.S. Bancorp
Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), with $352 billion in assets as of September 30, 2012, is the parent company of U.S. Bank National Association, the 5th largest commercial bank in the United States. The Company operates 3,086 banking offices in 25 states and 5,080 ATMs and provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions. U.S. Bancorp and its employees are dedicated to improving the communities they serve, for which the company earned the 2011 Spirit of America Award, the highest honor bestowed on a company by United Way. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at usbank.com.

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Nicole Garrison-Sprenger, 612-303-0731
U.S. Bank Public Relations
nicole.sprenger@usbank.com

Contacts

U.S. Bancorp
Nicole Garrison-Sprenger, 612-303-0731
U.S. Bank Public Relations
nicole.sprenger@usbank.com