Supersize that IDA:
How enhancing your programs
with credit building can achieve
even greater impacts
Establishing and maintaining
ACTIVE (paying on time &
regularly)
trade lines that are
reported by creditors to the
major credit bureaus.
STRONG
CREDIT
HISTORY
What is Credit Building?
Opening and successfully
managing financial products is key
to building and maintaining a
good credit history.
Credit Building:
The Key and The Catch 22
64 million U.S. consumers have no or thin credit history
26 million (1 in 10) are credit invisible
19 million (8%) have unscored credit records
Consumers in low-income neighborhoods
• Almost 30% are credit invisible
• 15% have records that are unscored
Black and Hispanic consumers
• About 15% are credit invisibles compared to 9% of
White consumers.
• 13% of Black consumers and 12% of Hispanic
consumers have unscorable records compared to 7%
of White consumers.
• Analysis suggests that these differences across racial
and ethnic groups materialize early adulthood and
persist.
Credit Profile Realities
CBA’s Credit Building Community
in Oregon
Implementing Credit Building
Initiatives: Lenders
 Report existing financial (loan) products
 Design new financial products
 Identify complementary external financial
products
Credit Building Products can serve many different people and purposes.
Every monthly payment reinforces positive financial habits!
Implementing Credit Building
Initiatives: Non-Lenders
Reactivate/rehabilitate existing credit lines
Create referral relationships with financial institutions
Partner with nonprofit and/or other responsible
lenders that offer Credit Builder products
Create and offer your own Credit
Builder products!
Implementing Credit Building
Initiatives: Lenders & Non Lenders
Determine Mission
Fit
Define Target
Market & Need
Identify/
Create Product
Establish Financial
Education
Requirements/
Support
Assess
Organizational
Capacity
Assess Community
Partnerships/ Create
Relationships
Identify Loan
Capital & Risk
Tolerance
Scan Regulatory
Environment
Identify a
Graduation Product
Sign up to Report
through CBA!!!
Implementing Credit Building
Initiatives: Threshold Considerations
Vanilla Credit Builder
Loan Characteristics
 Installment loan with 0% interest
 100% secured, loan disbursed after 12 monthly payments
 Choose your loan amount
 $150 loan with 12 monthly payments of $12.50
(individuals only, no couples)
 $300 loan with $25 payments for 12 months
 $600 loan with 12 monthly payments of $50
 Automatic enrollment in autopay from your bank account
– Payment due dates 5th or 20th
Vanilla Credit Builder
Loan Characteristics, cont.
 We report your on-time monthly payments to the three credit
bureaus
 Non-refundable $25 application processing fee due with
application ($35 for dual applicants)
 $25 loan processing fee ($35 for dual applicants)
• Average score improvement:
– 677 if you start with no score
– Gain 42 points if you start with a score
Credit stretches your IDA Dollars
$200,000 Mortgage over 30 years
Credit
Score
620-640 760
Interest
Rate
5.6% 4%
Monthly
Payment
$1,148 $955
Total
Interest
Paid
$213,280 $143,800
A strong score saves $69,480!
All kinds of dollars are stretched
$8,000 Car Loan over 60 Months
Credit
Score
609 700
Interest
Rate
12.99% 2.49%
Monthly
Payment
$182 $142
Total
Interest
Paid
$2918 $516
A strong score improves cash flow and savings!
Look who else cares about credit
Good credit increases access and options!
From self directed to nudged
CB loans
Since 2010
350+ borrowers
IDAs
Since 2013
130+ savers
13
Promoting the good behaviors
time discount and present bias
Value of frequent feedback Status quo bias
Promoting the good behaviors
Social norms and self concept
Betrayal aversion
Consistency and self image
CB with IDA Pilot
CASA of Oregon – IDA Fiduciary Organization
Credit Builders Alliance – National network, training,
consulting and reporting
Hacienda CDC – Homeownership IDA
Innovative Changes-IDA and Lender
Neighborhood Partnership-IDA Initiative
NE Oregon Economic Devt District – SB IDA
Pairing CB with IDA
IDA Awareness
• sign up for
orientation
• learn about
Credit
building
opportunity
IDA
orientation
• Pre
application
• 2 months
bank
statements
• stability plan
• Monthly
budget
Credit building
orientation
• Just after
the IDA
orientation
• Details of CB
loan
• CB
application
Submit IDA pre
application and
CB application
• Same
supporting
docs
• One staff
contact point
Approved to
apply for an
IDA
• Receive and
submit the
FO
application
• Proof of
income
If not approved
for IDA, they
can still be
approved for a
CB Loan
Make it as seamless as possible
Group IDA enrollment
• Sign saving plan
• Pay IDA application fee
• Staff submit FO app to
FO
Group CB closing, right
after IDA enrollment
• Sign loan docs
• Pay CB loan application
fee
• Sign saving plan
amendment
• Get credit report&score
• Get credit action plan
• Schedule individual
coaching
Month 0
• FO sends bank letter
• Saver opens bank
account
• Saver makes 1st deposit
of IDA savings and loan
payment
• Saver sends bank
account number to
lender
Make it as seamless as possible
Month 0: Loan disbursal
• Lender deposits loan
proceeds into the IDA
account
• Loan funds are safeguarded
by the FO, it can not be
withdrawn
• It secures the loan
payments
• Client receives invoice for
loan payment month 1
Month 1: Ln payments begin
• Lender ACHs loan payment
• Lender books loan payment
loan management system
• Lender invoices borrower for
next payment
• Borrower makes deposit
number #2, IDA savings and
loan payment
Monthly loan payments
and reporting continue
for set period of time
• Lender reports
payment to credit
bureaus at start of
month 2 and each
month after
• CB loan is set to
mature when IDA
matures
• Can end loan early if
early exit
Make it as seamless as possible
Last month of loan
• Borrower makes final
deposit of IDA savings and
loan payment
• Lender ACHs final monthly
loan payment and final
processing fee.
• Lender informs FO to
release the loan proceeds to
the borrower.
Last month plus one
• Lender reports final month
loan payment and paid in full
(PIF).
• Borrower can access the loan
proceeds.
For the next seven years
that loan and all its great
on time performance
stays on the borrower’s
credit report.
If needed,
borrower can
take out
another CB
loan, vanilla
flavored.
Loan terms
Loan
term in
months
Number
of Credit
Check-Ins
Loan
Amount
Application
fee
Monthly
payment
Processing
fee
Amount you
receive at the
end
6 2 60 50 10 0 60
12 3 144 25 12 25 119
18 3 180 25 10 25 155
24 4 240 25 10 50 190
30 4 300 25 10 50 250
36 5 360 25 10 75 285
Application fee pays part of the cost to set up the loan, pull the first credit report and
provide first credit session.
Processing fee pays part of the cost of processing the loan payments, reporting the loan payments,
pulling subsequent credit reports and provider subsequent credit reviews and unlimited coaching.
It reflects the increased expenses for longer loan terms.
Credit Reviews and Coaching
Loan term
in months
1st credit
score, action
plan &
coaching
Credit
score,
written
review
Credit score,
written
review
Credit score,
written
review
Credit score,
written
review
6 Month 0 Month 6 ////////// ///////// /////////
12 Month 0 Month 6 Month 12 ///////// /////////
18 Month 0 Month 6 Month 12 Month 18 /////////
24 Month 0 Month 6 Month 12 Month 24 /////////
30 Month 0 Month 6 Month 12 Month 30 /////////
36 Month 0 Month 6 Month 18 Month 24 Month 36
Free individual coaching is always available.
Lessons learned
• Patience and good communication
• Coordinate document collection
• Funding levels
• Systems and scale
• It’s early yet, we have more to learn
Lessons learned
• New funds for new classes, such as credit
building with IDAs in April 2016
• Evaluation report of this pilot will be available
in May or June 2016
• Stand alone credit building through
partnerships
Questions?
Please be in touch
Nancy Yuill
nancy@innovativechanges.org
Sarah Chenven
sarah@creditbuildersalliance.org

Supersize that IDA: How enhancing your programs with credit building can achieve even greater impacts.

  • 1.
    Supersize that IDA: Howenhancing your programs with credit building can achieve even greater impacts
  • 2.
    Establishing and maintaining ACTIVE(paying on time & regularly) trade lines that are reported by creditors to the major credit bureaus. STRONG CREDIT HISTORY What is Credit Building?
  • 3.
    Opening and successfully managingfinancial products is key to building and maintaining a good credit history. Credit Building: The Key and The Catch 22
  • 4.
    64 million U.S.consumers have no or thin credit history 26 million (1 in 10) are credit invisible 19 million (8%) have unscored credit records Consumers in low-income neighborhoods • Almost 30% are credit invisible • 15% have records that are unscored Black and Hispanic consumers • About 15% are credit invisibles compared to 9% of White consumers. • 13% of Black consumers and 12% of Hispanic consumers have unscorable records compared to 7% of White consumers. • Analysis suggests that these differences across racial and ethnic groups materialize early adulthood and persist. Credit Profile Realities
  • 5.
    CBA’s Credit BuildingCommunity in Oregon
  • 6.
    Implementing Credit Building Initiatives:Lenders  Report existing financial (loan) products  Design new financial products  Identify complementary external financial products Credit Building Products can serve many different people and purposes.
  • 7.
    Every monthly paymentreinforces positive financial habits! Implementing Credit Building Initiatives: Non-Lenders
  • 8.
    Reactivate/rehabilitate existing creditlines Create referral relationships with financial institutions Partner with nonprofit and/or other responsible lenders that offer Credit Builder products Create and offer your own Credit Builder products! Implementing Credit Building Initiatives: Lenders & Non Lenders
  • 9.
    Determine Mission Fit Define Target Market& Need Identify/ Create Product Establish Financial Education Requirements/ Support Assess Organizational Capacity Assess Community Partnerships/ Create Relationships Identify Loan Capital & Risk Tolerance Scan Regulatory Environment Identify a Graduation Product Sign up to Report through CBA!!! Implementing Credit Building Initiatives: Threshold Considerations
  • 10.
    Vanilla Credit Builder LoanCharacteristics  Installment loan with 0% interest  100% secured, loan disbursed after 12 monthly payments  Choose your loan amount  $150 loan with 12 monthly payments of $12.50 (individuals only, no couples)  $300 loan with $25 payments for 12 months  $600 loan with 12 monthly payments of $50  Automatic enrollment in autopay from your bank account – Payment due dates 5th or 20th
  • 11.
    Vanilla Credit Builder LoanCharacteristics, cont.  We report your on-time monthly payments to the three credit bureaus  Non-refundable $25 application processing fee due with application ($35 for dual applicants)  $25 loan processing fee ($35 for dual applicants) • Average score improvement: – 677 if you start with no score – Gain 42 points if you start with a score
  • 12.
    Credit stretches yourIDA Dollars $200,000 Mortgage over 30 years Credit Score 620-640 760 Interest Rate 5.6% 4% Monthly Payment $1,148 $955 Total Interest Paid $213,280 $143,800 A strong score saves $69,480!
  • 13.
    All kinds ofdollars are stretched $8,000 Car Loan over 60 Months Credit Score 609 700 Interest Rate 12.99% 2.49% Monthly Payment $182 $142 Total Interest Paid $2918 $516 A strong score improves cash flow and savings!
  • 14.
    Look who elsecares about credit Good credit increases access and options!
  • 15.
    From self directedto nudged CB loans Since 2010 350+ borrowers IDAs Since 2013 130+ savers 13
  • 16.
    Promoting the goodbehaviors time discount and present bias Value of frequent feedback Status quo bias
  • 17.
    Promoting the goodbehaviors Social norms and self concept Betrayal aversion Consistency and self image
  • 18.
    CB with IDAPilot CASA of Oregon – IDA Fiduciary Organization Credit Builders Alliance – National network, training, consulting and reporting Hacienda CDC – Homeownership IDA Innovative Changes-IDA and Lender Neighborhood Partnership-IDA Initiative NE Oregon Economic Devt District – SB IDA
  • 19.
    Pairing CB withIDA IDA Awareness • sign up for orientation • learn about Credit building opportunity IDA orientation • Pre application • 2 months bank statements • stability plan • Monthly budget Credit building orientation • Just after the IDA orientation • Details of CB loan • CB application Submit IDA pre application and CB application • Same supporting docs • One staff contact point Approved to apply for an IDA • Receive and submit the FO application • Proof of income If not approved for IDA, they can still be approved for a CB Loan
  • 20.
    Make it asseamless as possible Group IDA enrollment • Sign saving plan • Pay IDA application fee • Staff submit FO app to FO Group CB closing, right after IDA enrollment • Sign loan docs • Pay CB loan application fee • Sign saving plan amendment • Get credit report&score • Get credit action plan • Schedule individual coaching Month 0 • FO sends bank letter • Saver opens bank account • Saver makes 1st deposit of IDA savings and loan payment • Saver sends bank account number to lender
  • 21.
    Make it asseamless as possible Month 0: Loan disbursal • Lender deposits loan proceeds into the IDA account • Loan funds are safeguarded by the FO, it can not be withdrawn • It secures the loan payments • Client receives invoice for loan payment month 1 Month 1: Ln payments begin • Lender ACHs loan payment • Lender books loan payment loan management system • Lender invoices borrower for next payment • Borrower makes deposit number #2, IDA savings and loan payment Monthly loan payments and reporting continue for set period of time • Lender reports payment to credit bureaus at start of month 2 and each month after • CB loan is set to mature when IDA matures • Can end loan early if early exit
  • 22.
    Make it asseamless as possible Last month of loan • Borrower makes final deposit of IDA savings and loan payment • Lender ACHs final monthly loan payment and final processing fee. • Lender informs FO to release the loan proceeds to the borrower. Last month plus one • Lender reports final month loan payment and paid in full (PIF). • Borrower can access the loan proceeds. For the next seven years that loan and all its great on time performance stays on the borrower’s credit report. If needed, borrower can take out another CB loan, vanilla flavored.
  • 23.
    Loan terms Loan term in months Number ofCredit Check-Ins Loan Amount Application fee Monthly payment Processing fee Amount you receive at the end 6 2 60 50 10 0 60 12 3 144 25 12 25 119 18 3 180 25 10 25 155 24 4 240 25 10 50 190 30 4 300 25 10 50 250 36 5 360 25 10 75 285 Application fee pays part of the cost to set up the loan, pull the first credit report and provide first credit session. Processing fee pays part of the cost of processing the loan payments, reporting the loan payments, pulling subsequent credit reports and provider subsequent credit reviews and unlimited coaching. It reflects the increased expenses for longer loan terms.
  • 24.
    Credit Reviews andCoaching Loan term in months 1st credit score, action plan & coaching Credit score, written review Credit score, written review Credit score, written review Credit score, written review 6 Month 0 Month 6 ////////// ///////// ///////// 12 Month 0 Month 6 Month 12 ///////// ///////// 18 Month 0 Month 6 Month 12 Month 18 ///////// 24 Month 0 Month 6 Month 12 Month 24 ///////// 30 Month 0 Month 6 Month 12 Month 30 ///////// 36 Month 0 Month 6 Month 18 Month 24 Month 36 Free individual coaching is always available.
  • 25.
    Lessons learned • Patienceand good communication • Coordinate document collection • Funding levels • Systems and scale • It’s early yet, we have more to learn
  • 26.
  • 27.
    • New fundsfor new classes, such as credit building with IDAs in April 2016 • Evaluation report of this pilot will be available in May or June 2016 • Stand alone credit building through partnerships
  • 28.