CDFI Advising
Community Development Financial Institution Advisory Services

What We Do
Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are powerful vehicles to move capital to underserved areas and are uniquely equipped to help communities flourish.
At their core, CDFIs provide responsible financial products and services to the people and communities that face barriers to accessing affordable capital. CDFIs often reach beyond monetary influence, fostering economic opportunity and revitalizing neighborhoods. Hope Community Capital works with CDFIs across the country to deepen their financial capacity and scale social impact.
Hope Community Capital provides a comprehensive suite of services to CDFIs, including:
- Underwriting Assistance using triple bottom line approach
- CDFI Fund Application assistance (Capital Magnet Fund, Financial Assistance, Technical Assistance, New Markets Tax Credits)
- CDFI Fund reporting
- CDFI Certification Application
- Product and Services Development
- Loan Servicing and Management
- Asset Management
HCC also helps CDFIs prepare a formal strategy that incorporates:
Objectives
Products Identification
Growth Plan
Financial Strategy
- Product Expansion
- Geographic Expansion
- Profitability Considerations
- Risk Considerations
- Diversification (revenue and risk)
- Diversify/expand sources of capital
- Expand impact through new loan types/services
- Expand geographic footprint/focus (i.e., target market, target population)
- Establish Growth Parameters and Maximum Risk Tolerance
- Minimum profitability/pricing parameters for product types and enterprise-wide
- Minimum capital ratios (debt to net asset ratio, net assets/total assets, etc.)
- Liquidity ratios
- Establish maximum loan portfolio risk tolerance (i.e., changes to portfolio risk rating)
- Analyze financial condition based on historical trends and financial forecasts
- Conduct probability analyses of different growth strategies that meet the objectives and parameters
- Capital structure, product offerings, portfolio composition, risk profile, revenue streams and concentration, and profitability
- Examine internal, external, quantitative, and qualitative changes with potential impact on the organization
- Narratives, diagrams, and financial models that represent potential growth strategies