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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.

Environmental Due Diligence for Credit

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Level 3

Approx 3h to complete

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This Course is Part of the Following Programs

Why stop here? Expand your skills and show your expertise with the professional certifications, specializations, and CPE credits you’re already on your way to earning.

Commercial Real Estate Finance Specialization
  • Skills Learned Real Estate Lending, Real Estate Financial Modeling, Construction Finance, Environmental Analysis and Due Diligence, Lease and Rent Roll Analysis
  • Career Prep Credit Analysts, Risk Manager & Credit Adjudicator, Private Real Estate Lenders, Real Estate Investors and Advisors, Commercial Mortgage Brokers, Commercial Relationship Managers

Learner Reviews

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Credit analyst should consider taking this course

fotaw chambeng vivian

Great Intro to Environmental Due Diligence
Found the course really interesting and informative

Clarice Rowland

Better know what the environment of the borrower looks like than husting to credit approval.
Yes, there are so many issues to be considered before entering into credit processing. One major this is, how secure the borrower's environment looks like before husting to go to credit approval. This course has a detail explanation on assessment of environmental due diligence.

Atinafu Asefa

VERY FRIENDLY
Insightful learning especially that the course deals with requirement of how to save our planet.

Mulenga Kachela

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