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Developing Local Energy Efficiency Lending Programs Presented to the EARN Conference 2011 Localizing Finance Panel Milwaukee, Wisconsin September 14, 2011 Keith Welks Deputy Treasurer Pennsylvania Treasury Department. Public/Private Partnership Leveraging Public $$ and Private Delivery.
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Developing Local Energy Efficiency • Lending Programs • Presented to the EARN Conference 2011 • Localizing Finance Panel • Milwaukee, Wisconsin • September 14, 2011 • Keith Welks • Deputy Treasurer • Pennsylvania Treasury Department
Public/Private Partnership Leveraging Public $$ and Private Delivery • Keystone HELP I 2006 - 2008 • Unsecured loans to $10K for ES improvements • Fixed interest rate for maximum 10-year term (2006: 7.99%; 2007-08: 8.99%) • Consumer oriented, contractor-centric program design • Housing Finance Agency introduces complementary program for secured loans to $35,000 • Keystone HELP II 2009 - 2010 • Unsecured loans to $15K for ES improvements (6.99% for maximum 10-year term) • Unsecured loans to $15K for advanced ES improvements (5.99% for maximum 10-year term) • Unsecured loans to $15K for improvements recommended by whole-house audit (4.99% for 10-year term) • Housing Finance Agency enhances complementary program for secured loans to $35,000
Production To Date (through August 2011) • Loans made: 8509 (with secured: 9300) • Dollars lent: $57.2M (with secured: $74.2M) • Loss Reserve: approximately 8% of unpaid balance) • Original Average term approximately 7 years, with actual expected loan life closer to 5 years • Loan charge-offs to date of 1.48%, with late accounts totaling less than 1%
Key to Success: Harmonizing Interests • Effective loan programs integrate, and maximize consonance between, critical participants • Borrower (necessary) • Simple – fast – cheap (if lucky: cost-effective) • Lender (Originator/underwriter/servicer) (necessary) • Easy to market to consumers – ability to control underwriting decisions – take out strategy • Contractor (highly desirable) • Easy to learn, easy to explain – competitive advantage – minimal additional paperwork, obligations • Program Sponsor (Supporting funds) (very likely) • Acceptable leveraging – relevant and effective projects – robust data/metrics • Capital Supplier (Aggregator) (very likely) • Alignment of economic interests – security – return – take out strategy