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Why do clients choose Overwrite

Staff Augmentation

Scale your team during periods of increased workload without full-time hires.

Outsource Non-Core Work

Focus on your strategic priorities while we handle specialized tasks.

Capacity Building

Supporting new or smaller organizations that need help building capacity.

Flexible Pricing

Pay per transaction or per hour—no need for additional full-time employees.

One-Stop Shop

Supporting new or smaller organizations that need help building capacity.

Special Projects

Capacity for one-off or grant-funded programs with dedicated support.

Did you know?

Running a community development financial institution can be difficult. Based on reports from the CDFI Fund, did you know that:

73% of CDFIs experienced an increase in loan applications with anticipated further demand.

67% of CDFIs say they are too capacity constrained to do everything they would like to do.

64% of all staff turnover in the industry came from CDFI Loan Funds.

32% of CDFIs report an inability to fulfill qualified loan requests.

7 to 56 days is the amount of time it takes to close a loan. Some applications even take longer.

42,00 CDFI employees provided technical assistance to over 4.6 million clients nationwide. That's over 100 clients per CDFI employee.

Consistent, trackable and impactful technical assistance is lacking with most CDFIs.

Given their typically small size, many CDFIs face challenges assembling and retaining the diverse expertise needed to fully execute their mission.

How can we help?

Capacity

We've noticed more and more loan applications post PPP. Existing CDFIs may not have the capacity to keep up with demand.

There may also be seasonal spikes in loan volume depending on portfolio make-up. Overwrite can help with capacity during these periods.

Speed

Our contract-based approach sees us getting paid per transaction (for the most part).

This means Overwrite is incentivized to underwrite transactions as quickly as possible in order help CDFIs close more loans.

Newer CDFIs

Newer CDFIs may need on-demand services without the commitment that comes with hiring full-time employees.

These CDFIs may be yet to build out their loan or TA teams but want to hit the ground running. Overwrite can augment staffing needs for the period during which they hire.

Non-CDFI Institutions

We help non-CDFI institutions who may be involved in community development and are interested in creating a lending or financial literacy program.

Examples are State Agencies, Foundations, Co-operatives, Associations, Chambers of Commerce, Religious Organizations, Educational Institutions & Cultural Organizations.

Expertise

Whether its expertise in a certain industry or just leveraging our experience underwriting for multiple CDFIs, we can underwrite those unique loan applications not conventional to your team.

Overwrite can also connect your organization with industry experts if you are looking to understand a particular industry.

Non-CDFI Institutions

We help non-CDFI institutions who may be involved in community development and are interested in creating a lending or financial literacy program.

Examples are State Agencies, Foundations, Co-operatives, Associations, Chambers of Commerce, Religious Organizations, Educational Institutions & Cultural Organizations.