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The board of Clinton Mews, a 77-unit co-op in Brooklyn's Clinton Hill, opted to put the $2.3 million set aside for a major window replacement project into an insured money market deposit account to earn interest, access funds quickly and easily, and have FDIC insurance. (Print: Putting Your Money to Work)

Co-op and condo boards have different ways of obtaining money. Co-op boards can seek an underlying mortgage from a lending institution without shareholder approval if it's for preserving the building's structural integrity. Condo boards need approval from a majority of unit-owners, usually through a two-thirds vote, to secure a loan larger than $50,000.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are changing lending rules again.

Costs are going up – and boards need to build better budgets.

The ABCs of applying for loans for efficiency projects.

Boards can protect themselves from a shaky buyer with high standards for guarantors.

A line of credit can come to your rescue.

Borrowing from Peter (and Jane … and Bob …) to pay for capital improvements.

Condos can now take out loads – but they’re unsecured loans.