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Emerging Issues: Residential PACE Loans and Bankruptcy

February 14, 2018

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Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loan programs nationwide attest to the desirability of energy efficiency improvements as a matter of public policy because the loans require municipal participation through a real estate assessment process. However, the programs are not without issues.

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