As the EB-5 program, which allows foreign investors to commit as little as $500,000 to a project in exchange for a green card, continues to pick up steam and funnel hundreds of millions of dollars into U.S. projects, banks are increasingly eyeing an opportunity to help developers bridge a common funding gap inherent in the process.
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"I do think there is a preference for urban-area projects," said Kate Kalmykov of Greenberg Traurig LLP.