Staying Connected Podcasts

Staying Connected is a series of conference calls for OFN staff, board and Members. Staying Connected calls are a way for OFN staff and members to stay in touch through regularly scheduled conversations. Each call is dedicated to a specific topic and provides participants an opportunity to ask questions, share best practices, and discuss concerns.

Underwriting Multi-family Energy Efficiency Projects

April 16, 2013
Is your CDFI interested in supporting energy efficiency and cost control in affordable multi-family buildings? Listen to this webinar to hear how Enterprise Community Partners is meeting the challenges of underwriting these transactions. Click here to view the presentation.

Underwriting Energy Efficiency Loans for Commercial, Community Facilities, and Mixed Use Real Estate 101

January 29, 2013
Robert G. Sanders, Robert Sanders Associates, Clean Energy / Community Development discusses what information is needed to adequately underwrite an energy efficiency commercial loan, as well as explores different ways to establish baseline and projected energy savings for occupied and unoccupied existing buildings and new construction; identifies special energy-related loan conditions to help ensure that expected energy outcomes are achieved; discusses what the impact of projected energy cost savings will have on the credit analysis (e.g., DSC ratio, real estate appraised value); and suggests an effective application and underwriting process for energy efficiency commercial loans. Click here to view the PowerPoint presentation.

NEXT Awards Applicant Information Calls

February 7, 2013
If you are considering applying for the 2013 NEXT Opportunity Award or the NEXT Seed Capital Award, this call includes valuable information including how to determine which award may be appropriate for your CDFI, more about the timeline and streamlined application process, and information on the eligibility and selection criteria.