Kyle Peterdy – Environmental Due Diligence for Credit – CFI Education

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Environmental Due Diligence for Credit

Explore why environmental due diligence is so important in the credit analysis process, particularly within the context of real estate lending

• Learn best practices when conducting borrower site visits to identify red flags and risk factors
• Understand the different types of Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) and when they’re employed
• Read and interpret an example Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA)

Overview

Environmental Due Diligence for Credit Course Overview

This Environmental Due Diligence course examines why the process is important and when it should be a part of the overall credit analysis, along with what elements and steps go into the actual ESA itself and, subsequently, what information and recommendations will generally appear in the corresponding report.

We will look at an example ESA Phase I to practice finding and interpreting key information in the report. Lastly, we will walk through a series of review questions to reiterate important concepts.

Environmental Due Diligence for Credit Learning Objectives

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

• Explain why environmental due diligence is important in the credit assessment process;
• Identify environmental risk factors at a property or within a business operation;
• Conduct an effective site visit and complete an environmental site questionnaire;
• Describe the different types of environmental site assessments; and
• Read and interpret a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment report

Who should take this course?

This Environmental Due Diligence course is perfect for any aspiring credit analyst that would like to make a career for themselves in the real estate lending sector. This course explores concepts that will be useful for beginner and intermediate-level banking and real estate professionals, or business and finance students seeking to better understand how environmental factors affect commercial real estate financing.

The exercises and tools explored in this course will also be useful for any financial analyst that wishes to work in credit analysis, business banking, commercial banking and lending, and other areas of credit evaluation including relationship management and risk management.

What you’ll learn

Introduction
Introduction 
Glossary 
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Interactive Exercise 1

Environmental Due Diligence
Historical Context
Property Contamination
Interactive Exercise 2
What Triggers an ESA
Levels of ESAs
Transaction Routing
Interactive Exercise 3

Internal Due Diligence
Internal Due Diligence
Site Visit
Interactive Exercise 4
Business Operations
Conclusions and Recommendations
Interactive Exercise 5

External Due Diligence
Who Conducts the ESA
Phase I ESA
Interactive Exercise 6
Records Review
Site Visit
Interactive Exercise 7
Interview
Data Evaluation and Report Generation
Phase II & III ESAs
Interactive Exercise 8
Midway Check-in

The ESA Report
Report Format
Interactive Exercise 9
Letter of Transmittal
Example ESA Introduction
Interactive Exercise 10
Site Description and Discussion
Adjacent Land Use
Interactive Exercise 11
History and Records Review
Conclusions and Recommendations
Interactive Exercise 12
Qualifications and Limitations
References and Appendices
Interactive Exercise 13

Course Summary
Summary Questions
Debrief Question #1
Debrief Question #2
Debrief Question #3
Debrief Question #4
Debrief Question #5
Summary

Qualified Assessment
Qualified Assessment

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