Transactions with Related Parties

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

21. Transactions with Related Parties

The Partnership incurs costs for services and makes contractual payments to AFCA 2, AFCA 2’s general partner, and their affiliates. The costs are reported either as expenses or capitalized costs depending on the nature of each item. The following table summarizes transactions with related parties that are reflected in the Partnership's condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:


	For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Partnership administrative fees paid to AFCA 2 (1)	$	1,329,000	$	1,003,000	$	3,809,000	$	2,956,000
Reimbursable franchise margin taxes incurred on behalf of unconsolidated entities (2)		139,000		117,000		314,000		144,000
Referral fees paid to an affiliate (3)		-		9,750		108,000		9,750

(1)

AFCA 2 is entitled to receive an administrative fee from the Partnership equal to 0.45% per annum of the outstanding principal balance of any of its MRBs, taxable MRBs, GILs, taxable GILs, property loans collateralized by real property, and other investments for which the owner of the financed property or other third party is not obligated to pay such administrative fee directly to AFCA 2. The disclosed amounts represent administrative fees paid or accrued during the periods specified and are reported within “General and administrative expenses” on the Partnership’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.

(2)

The Partnership pays franchise margin taxes on revenues in Texas related to its investments in unconsolidated entities. Such taxes are paid by the Partnership as the unconsolidated entities are required by tax regulations to be included in the Partnership’s group franchise tax return. Since the Partnership is reimbursed for the franchise margin taxes paid on behalf of the unconsolidated entities, these taxes are not reported on the Partnership’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.

(3)

The Partnership has an agreement with an affiliate of Greystone, in which the Greystone affiliate is entitled to receive a referral fee up to 0.25% of the original principal amount of executed tax-exempt loan or tax-exempt bond transactions introduced to the Partnership by the Greystone affiliate. The term of the agreement ends December 31, 2022, unless the parties mutually agree to extend the term. The Partnership accounts for referral fees as loan origination costs that are deferred and amortized as a yield adjustment to the related investment asset.

AFCA 2 receives fees from the borrowers of the Partnership’s MRBs, taxable MRBs, GILs, taxable GILs and certain property loans for services provided to the borrower and based on the occurrence of certain investment transactions. These fees were paid by the borrowers and are not reported in the Partnership’s condensed consolidated financial statements. The following table summarizes transactions between borrowers and the Partnership’s affiliates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:


	For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Non-Partnership property administrative fees received by AFCA 2 (1)	$	9,000	$	8,000	$	26,000	$	26,000
Investment/mortgage placement fees earned by AFCA 2 (2)		1,627,000		1,349,000		2,861,000		4,131,000

(1)

AFCA 2 received administrative fees directly from the owners of certain properties financed by certain MRBs held by the Partnership. These administrative fees equal 0.45% per annum of the outstanding principal balance of the MRBs. The disclosed amounts represent administrative fees received by AFCA 2 during the periods specified.

(2)

AFCA 2 received placement fees in connection with the acquisition of certain MRBs, taxable MRBs, GILs, taxable GILs and property loans and investments in unconsolidated entities.

Greystone Servicing Company LLC, an affiliate of the Partnership, has forward committed to purchase 11 of the Partnership’s GILs (Note 7), once certain conditions are met, at a price equal to the outstanding principal plus accrued interest. Greystone Servicing Company LLC is committed to then immediately sell the GILs to Freddie Mac pursuant to a financing commitment between Greystone Servicing Company LLC and Freddie Mac.

Greystone Select, an affiliate of the Partnership, has provided a deficiency guaranty of the Partnership’s obligations under the Secured Credit Agreement (Note 14). The guaranty is enforceable if an event of default occurs, the administrative agent takes certain actions in relation to the collateral and the amounts due under the Secured Credit Agreement are not collected within a certain period of time after the commencement of such actions. No fees were paid to Greystone Select related to the deficiency guaranty agreement.

The Partnership reported receivables due from unconsolidated entities of approximately $311,000 and $149,000 as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. These amounts are reported within “Other assets” in the Partnership's condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Partnership had outstanding liabilities due to related parties totaling approximately $977,000 and

$417,000 as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. These amounts are reported within “Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities” in the Partnership's condensed consolidated balance sheets.