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Our teams, from origination to underwriting to management, have established a proven track record that is exemplified by CFA's tremendous growth and continued client satisfaction. Strong, reliable and proven leadership continues to ensure a successful experience for each and every client. Our corporate policy is to provide the highest standard of excellence with a solution oriented mind set which enables us to exceed our corporate and client goals.

Speed to Close
Speed and efficiency are key factors in every single transaction that is funded by CFA. Combining our years of real estate finance experience and the utilization of state of the art technology, CFA's management has established a unique process that is seamless and cohesive. Whether CFA is financing a bridge loan or providing permanent financing, the average transaction closes in under 30 days. In a number of cases, CFA's streamlined process has also allowed our clients to close on multimillion dollar deals within days rather than weeks or even months.

Flexibility
We aren't boxed into rates decided by some regional corporate office - CFA has the autonomy and flexibility to work with the needs of our clients. We pride ourselves on our ability to structure deals that others can't. The needs of the client are our chief concern. We value a long-term relationship over a single deal, and we'll go that extra mile to make you a repeat customer.

Customer Service
If you're used to dealing with the big shops, it might be unusual to be a name instead of just a number. At CFA Capital Partners, treating you as an individual is a vital part of the way we do business. We recognize that closing deals is a full-time operation, and our associates are dedicated to providing exceptional customer service regardless of what others might consider to be "business hours".

Case Study
The Opportunity: A 53-unit student housing apartment property serving the student population at Vincennes University in southwest Indiana.

The Challenge: The borrower, Titan Student Communities, was presented with an opportunity to acquire newly constructed student housing units at a significant discount. In order to consummate the deal, Titan realized that they had to move quickly or risk losing the entire opportunity.

The Solution: CFA has successfully closed over $34 million in student housing transactions this year alone for Titan. With this experience, as well as the speed and flexibility it needs in order to fund time-sensitive projects, CFA closed the $2 million bridge loan in 9 business days and Campus Habitat acquired their newest property without a hitch.

The Key to the Deal: When the deal was presented, CFA management knew there wasn't a lot of time to spare, and the deal needed to be completed over a holiday weekend. CFA's Chief Underwriter flew to Indiana to inspect the property on Memorial Day 2008.

The Principals React:
"CFA has proven itself to work quickly, with the flexibility we need. Most important, however, is the feeling of confidence I have that they'll get the financing done for us, no matter what."
-- Oliver Swan, Vice President of Acquisitions
Titan Student Communities

"We never want any of our clients to lose out on a real estate opportunity because they can't get the funds quickly enough. We pride ourselves on being flexible enough to excel in time-sensitive situations."
-- John Clancy, Managing Partner
CFA Capital Partners