Midwest Housing Equity Group, Inc. (MHEG) was created in 1993 to raise equity capital for affordable rental housing. MHEG has since expanded to invest in properties across Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Oklahoma, creating over 6,700 affordable units. The document provides details on MHEG's mission, portfolio growth, organizational structure, investment process, and benefits for participating financial institutions.

1. Jim Rieker
President & Chief Executive Officer
Andrea Frymire
Executive Vice President
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2. OUR MISSION & OBJECTIVE
Midwest Housing Equity Group, Inc. (MHEG) was created in 1993 under the
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direction of then Governor Ben Nelson. The objective was to raise equity capital to
invest into affordable rental housing throughout Nebraska. MHEG later expanded,
starting in 2000, into Kansas, Iowa and Oklahoma. Our mission today:
Changing lives for a better tomorrow
by promoting the development and sustainability
of quality affordable housing.
housing.
We look for quality affordable properties that meet our mission and standards.
Important Fact:
Dollars raised in Oklahoma,
stay in Oklahoma!
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3. OUR DEDICATION AND SUCCESS
TO DATE, MHEG HAS:
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- raised over $570 million in equity
- developed over 240 projects in rural, suburban and urban communities
- created and renovated over 6,700 units of affordable rental housing
2009 HIGHLIGHTS:
- Closed $40 million in equity (13 deals) to date, with $49 million in pending deals for 2010
- Raised $41 million in equity
- $15 million in corporate organizational reserves
Our developments range from 6 to over 200 units and include:
- single family homes
- multi-unit and multi-building complexes
- duplexes
- hi t i l renovations
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- specialty needs developments: elderly, assisted living, transitional
homeless facilities, and developmentally disabled residents
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4. MHEG PORTFOLIO
MHEG TOTALS NEBRASKA
- 29 Funds - 14 Funds
- $582 million raised - $292 million raised
- 247 projects closed - 131 projects closed
- 6,748
6 748 units created - 3,136
3 136 units created
IOWA OKLAHOMA
- 5 Funds - 3 Funds
- $105 million raised - $72 million raised
- 38 projects closed - 20 projects closed
- 1,347 units created - 864 total units created
KANSAS
- 7 Funds
- $113 million raised
- 58 projects closed
- 1,401 units created
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5. EQUITY RAISED & PORTFOLIO GROWTH CHART
* As of 1/15/2010
Total Equit Raised i n Millions
Total Units Cre ated
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6. OKLAHOMA PORTFOLIO
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- $25.81 million raised*
- 13 projects closed
- 564 units created
OEF II, L.P.
- $40 million raised
- 7 projects closed
- 300 units created
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- currently open
* Equity raised total also includes side-by-side investments or direct investments
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7. HOUSING UNITS BY COUNTY – OKLAHOMA
Total Housing Units in OK 864
Type of Units
Multifamily
Senior
Single Family
Special Needs
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8. ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
MHEG Board
of Directors
Audit / Investment
President/CEO Committee
Iowa Operations
CFO/COO
& Investment
Committee
Executive Vice Kansas Operations
Accounting President(s) of
( ) & Investment
Department State Operations Committee
Development & Oklahoma Operations
Asset Management Underwriting & Investment
Department Department Committee
Information
Management Due Diligence
Department Department
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MHEG has 30 full-time employees and 2 part-
Compliance
Department
time employees with offices in Iowa, Kansas,
Nebraska d Oklahoma.
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*as of 1/2010
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9. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sister Marilyn Ross Richard Schenck Stephen Bodner David Fisher Dick Hoiekvam
Chairperson Vice Chairperson
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FHLBank Topeka Deloitte & Touche
Holy Name Housing Wells Fargo CDC
Corporation
Rick Jackson Brad Krieger James Laphen Barry Sandstrom Jim Rieker
Capitol Federal Arvest TierOne Bank Home Federal Midwest Housing
Savings Bank Savings & Loan Equity Group
MHEG is governed by a Board of Directors with the President being responsible for the day-to-day operations.
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10. OPERATIONS & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Roger Beverage Dennis Brand Brad Krieger
Oklahoma Bankers Association BancFirst Arvest
Kenyon Morgan Bob Spinks Jim Rieker
Prime Time Environments, LLC United Way of Oklahoma City Midwest Housing
Equity Group
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The Operations and Investment Committee is an appointed sub-committee of the MHEG Board
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11. BEHIND THE SCENES: BENEFITS MHEG PROVIDES
- Underwriting-financial feasibility
- Identifying sources of potential financing
- Assist with/Reviewing applications for funding
- Compliance with Section 42 and other financing sources
- Accounting for construction/rehab period and then for ongoing operations
- Preparation of carryover forms and cost certification
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Annual audit and t return preparation
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- Partnership with MDHF, a CDFI set up to offer a variety of predevelopment loans and
permanent loans
- Training for development and management
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12. CRA BENEFITS FOR BANK PARTICIPANTS
- Allows for CRA credit regardless of project locations as long as it is within the
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fund’s trade territory (i.e. a Tulsa bank can receive credit for a project in Oklahoma
City)*
- Regulators do vary on the scope of inclusion. Please check with your Regulator for their interpretation.
- See OCC report dated 2/08 – further adopted by FDIC and Federal Reserves
- By purchasing tax credits in a MHEG fund banks can potentially fulfill the
Investment portion of the CRA exam, typically the most difficult portion for most
banks to meet, as well as opportunities to meet the lending and service tests.
- All documentation that the Examiners require is provided by MHEG.
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13. BENEFITS TO EACH STATE
- Capacity Building: In addition to working with established developers and sponsors,
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MHEG also works with rural housing authorities, Community Housing Development
Organization’s, Community Action Program’s and other small developers that are
developing tax credit properties in their own communities.
- Housing Where it’s Needed the Most: We fund projects that are really needed but are
sometimes more expensive and difficult to put together, such as small rural properties,
inner city, i fill and special needs projects
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- No Extra Risk: By investing in smaller properties with local developers, we do not accept
any more risk than national syndicators. In fact we are able to spend much more time on
an investment and mitigate our risk.
MHEG Funds are right in your back yard
and are strictly state specific!
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14. UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
- Geographical location
- Size of investment (% of total of Fund)
- Guarantees
- Reserve accounts
- Structure of debt to property
- Experience and strength of development team, general partner and property manager
- Project site-zoning, stability, accessibility
- Market Study/Analysis
- Title and Survey
- Insurance: property, contractor (insurance and bonds)
-QQuarterly risk rating f lif of i
l i k i for life f investment
- Environmental studies: Phase I mandatory, Phase II if needed
- Reasonable and substantiated operating assumptions: rent levels, vacancy factors,
expense estimates, level of must pay debt, and lease-up period
estimates debt lease up
- Construction parameters and oversight
- Rent Level Analysis
- Operating Expense Comparison and Analysis to MHEG’s extensive database
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15. TAX CREDIT CALCULATION
$1,000,000 Total Project Cost
$ 200,000 Project Cost Not Eligible for Credits
$ 800,000 Eligible Basis for C ed ts
g b e as s o Credits*
x 9% Tax Credit Percentage
$ 72,000 Credits Received/year
x 10 Years credits are received
$ 720,000 Credits received
x .70 Price paid for credits
$ 504,000 Equity into project from MHEG
Allows for low debt on project enabling developers
to keep rents affordable
* States may allow 130% basis boost (not shown here)
here).
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16. TYPICAL DEAL STRUCTURE
Tax Credit Equity
Soft Debt / GP Equity
55% (70% with basis 25%*
boost)
Hard Debt
< 20%
* Funded By:
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 AHP
 HOME
 TCAP
 Exchange
 Developer Fee
 Various Contributions
 Certain Grants
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17. WHAT IS THE REAL RISK?
- Ownership risks of multifamily low-income rental housing p
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Mitigated by MHEG’s investment policies, ongoing management and financial
oversight, as well as MHEG’s financial strength
- Compliance risk
Mitigated by MHEG’s continuing compliance practices and oversight
- Changes in current law
Highly improbable any law change would affect any current investments
- Reputation Risk
We take “the high road”, we know that we represent our fund participants who are
financial pillars of th i communities
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18. MHEG FUND PARTICIPANTS vs. DIRECT PARTICIPANTS
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES:
- Pool of projects diversifies risk
- Structured for strong reserves at the project and fund level, with additional
reserves at MHEG
- Disciplined and conservative underwriting guidelines
- Investment decisions lie with investors
- MHEG professional staff manage all aspects of investment
- Comprehensive quarterly reporting to fund participants – available in electronic
format
- Independent financial audits performed at the project and fund level
- Legal documents uniform and comprehensive
- Delayed investment pay-in schedule increases yield
- MHEG tax credit purchasers could take minimal construction risk
- MHEG Fund participants do not need an expert tax credit specialist on staff,
MHEG’s staff provides tax credit expertise
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19. PROJECT SELECTION PROCESS
After a developer presents a potential deal to MHEG, the project goes through several
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steps to ensure the deal meets our standards and approval.
- Development/Underwriting & Due Diligence Departments review project
e e op e t/U de t g ue ge ce epa t e ts e e p oject
- SCRUB Meeting: internal loan and project committee examine potential project
- Technical Review: technical advisors, tax lawyers & accountants assess potential project
- F d Participant Approval
Fund P ti i tA l
- MHEG Board / Investment Committee approval
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20. WHAT DO YOU GET IN RETURN???
- Optimal Tax Planning Strategy
- 10 full years of federal tax credits
- 15 full years of depreciation and other passive deductions
- Periodic Write-down of Paid in Capital
- CRA Investment Credit, if applicable
- Marketing and PR opportunities
- Stabilizing and Investing in your local communities
- Stable proven track record of a performing asset class
- Accurately forecasted tax benefits
- Quarterly Reporting and Asset Management update
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21. POINTS TO CONSIDER
- MHEG does not want the capital you need for normal operations.
- The dollars you are considering placing with MHEG are actually dollars you owe to the IRS as
a result of your successful operations.
- You receive no monetary return with your payment to the IRS.
- You will receive an above market return and a CRA Investment Credit, if applicable, when you
purchase tax credits with MHEG.
- Your participation benefits the community and you receive a monetary return without
jeopardizing your normal business capital
capital.
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22. WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE FUTURE
- At the end of the 15-year tax credit compliance period, our goal is to exit the partnership in
a manner that allows the property to continue to comply with the states extended
compliance period.
- Th general partner or managing member i most cases h a right of fi t
The l t i b in t has i ht f first
refusal to purchase our interest for an amount stipulated in the IRS code.
- Since the project still has restricted rents it will not be able to refinance m ch additional
rents, ill much
debt. Our exit usually does not generate significant cash or create a tax event. Therefore,
we do not include any residual value in our analysis of return to investors.
(note: this narrative is greatly oversimplified, but does represent the results of a typical exit)
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23. SHARE OPTIONS
Deferred Pay-In over 6 years (Class “A” Shares)
- By choosing the deferred pay-in method you will pay in a smaller portion of the capital
commitment as each project closes and then pay the remainder in over the remaining
term of the capital contribution
contribution.
BIG ADVANTAGE – your new quarterly tax estimate plus capital contribution payment
could be less than your old quarterly tax estimates, which equates to little or no cash
flow impact and higher internal rate of return (IRR).
One Time Pay-In (Class “B” Shares)
- Capital is called on a pro-rate share of the capital commitment as each project is
closed , with the total capital commitment paid-in within approximately 18-24 months.
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24. MHEG ASSOCIATIONS:
The National Association of State and Local Equity Funds (NASLEF) is a
professional, nonprofit association formed in 1994 to promote the efficient
management of state and local equity funds.
- All State and Local Equity Funds belong (currently 16 members, representing 41 states)
- Members do not compete with each other, each represents certain states
- Members share information from how they operate to what they learn
- Collectively, NASLEF Members are one of the nation’s largest and leading tax credit
syndicators:
- have raised over $6.5 billion in equity
- invested in over 100,000 affordable housing units
- Many large, national tax credit purchasers prefer NASLEF members over other national
syndicators because of:
- local presence
- stronger portfolio
- better fund oversight
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25. Visit our website at
www.mheginc.com
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to learn more about MHEG
and view our properties.