5. Variable Interest Entities

Consolidated Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”)

The Partnership determined the TOB Trusts, Term A/B Trusts and TEBS Financings are VIEs and the Partnership is the primary beneficiary. As such, the Partnership reports the TOB Trusts, Term A/B Trusts and TEBS Financings on a consolidated basis. The Partnership reports the senior floating-rate participation interests (“SPEARS”) related to the TOB Trusts and the Class A Certificates for both the Term A/B Trusts and TEBS Financings as secured debt financings on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The MRBs secured by the TOB Trusts, Term A/B Trusts and TEBS Financings are reported as assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. In determining the primary beneficiary of these specific VIEs, the Partnership considered which party has the power to control the activities of the VIEs which most significantly impact their financial performance, the risks that the entity was designed to create, and how each risk affects the VIE. The executed agreements related to the TOB Trusts, Term A/B Trusts and TEBS Financings stipulate the Partnership has the sole right to cause the Trusts to sell the underlying assets. If they were sold, the extent to which the VIEs will be exposed to gains or losses would result from decisions made by the Partnership.

Non-Consolidated VIEs

The Partnership has variable interests in certain entities that are the borrowers on the Partnership’s MRBs and/or property loans. The Partnership has no equity ownership interest in the entities, but the MRBs and property loans issued by the Partnership are considered variable interests. In addition, the Partnership’s investments in unconsolidated entities are considered variable interests. The Partnership does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of such VIEs. As a result, the Partnership is not considered the primary beneficiary and does not consolidate the financial statements of these entities in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

The Partnership held variable interests in 21 and 20 non-consolidated VIEs at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The following table summarizes information regarding the Partnership’s variable interests in these entities at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

	Maximum Exposure to Loss
	June 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Mortgage revenue bonds	$	137,835,000	$	137,921,000
Property loans		17,369,365		16,476,073
Investment in unconsolidated entities		31,950,493		19,470,006
	$	187,154,858	$	173,867,079

The maximum exposure to loss for the MRBs is equal to the cost adjusted for paydowns at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. The difference between a MRB’s carrying value on the condensed consolidated balance sheets and the maximum exposure to loss is a function of the unrealized gains or losses on the MRB.

The maximum exposure to loss on the property loans at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 is equal to the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest. The difference between a property loans’ carrying value and the maximum exposure is the value of loan loss allowances that have been previously recorded against the property loans.