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CPACE Stakeholders and Participants Flashcards

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  1. What role does a CPACE project developer or contractor play in the financing process?

    Answer: They design and install improvements and often help initiate the CPACE application

    Contractors and developers design and install the qualifying improvements and often guide property owners through the CPACE application process.

  2. Which party is responsible for ensuring CPACE assessment payments are collected and passed to investors if a property goes through tax foreclosure?

    Answer: The municipality, since the assessment is a tax lien

    Because CPACE assessments are structured as tax liens, the municipality collects delinquent payments through its tax enforcement process, protecting investors.

  3. What is a common method CPACE programs use to verify project completion before releasing funds to contractors?

    Answer: A completion certificate or final inspection confirming installed improvements

    CPACE programs require a completion certificate or final inspection confirming that all qualifying improvements have been properly installed before releasing funds.

  4. What is the significance of a mortgage lender's 'lender consent' in a CPACE transaction?

    Answer: It acknowledges the senior lien position of the CPACE assessment and permits the financing to proceed

    Lender consent is a written acknowledgment from the existing mortgage holder accepting the senior-lien position of the CPACE assessment so the deal can close.

  5. Which of the following best describes the CPACE underwriting focus compared to traditional commercial lending?

    Answer: CPACE underwriting is primarily property-based, emphasizing equity and asset value over borrower creditworthiness

    CPACE underwriting is asset-based, with primary emphasis on the property's value and equity rather than the owner's personal financial profile.

  6. In a CPACE transaction, who typically receives and reviews the independent engineer's energy savings report?

    Answer: The CPACE program administrator and capital provider to validate project feasibility

    The CPACE program administrator and capital provider review the independent engineer's report to validate that projected energy savings justify the financing amount.