Testimonials
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David and Pam Griffin, Chocolate Therapy
After looking at our financials for 15 minutes, LEAF’s analyst understood our business and our needs. LEAF has become a trustworthy partner.
David and Pam Griffin
Dawne Brown, Brown Bear Early Learning Childcare
LEAF does beautiful numbers and knows my business. Since I’m working with Jordan I don’t need to worry about my numbers. I know they are good.
Biplaw Rai, Comfort Kitchen
There is a difference between a lender who says, “I’ll see you when you make your loan payment” and LEAF who gets to know us, our business, our team, who develops a pro forma and sees whether this is a safe business. LEAF is the first of all my lenders who I’ll reach out to. Chris (Hunter, Director of Advisory Services at LEAF), comes in for dinner at Comfort Kitchen. It’s different from someone in lending but doesn’t understand the business from a guest experience. LEAF is not JUST lending money. They have a really good relationship with us. This is what LEAF does.
Biplaw Rai
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Dave Rugg, MI CLT
Traditional lenders are rarely a good fit for co-ops, as they often have higher rates, shorter terms, and little flexibility. LEAF, by contrast, is structured for this work. In this case, LEAF’s financing reduced what would have been an impossible 26% monthly payment increase to 3.5%, the difference between collapse and stability.
Dave Rugg
Angela Freeman, Atlanta Land Trust Homeowner
Having a home to call my own is unlike anything else. And I’m paying less than when I was renting. I have stability and I’m saving.
Angela Freeman
Hugh Farrell, Avalon Community Land Trust
LEAF has been a good and consistent partner and lender. (LEAF Team Member) Josh Glickenhaus talked us through options and helped us think beyond the numbers, toward the best long-term project we could do. Partnering with LEAF has been invaluable for understanding the systems behind building long-lasting affordable housing.
Hugh Farrell
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Biplaw Rai, Comfort Kitchen
There is a difference between a lender who says, “I’ll see you when you make your loan payment” and LEAF who gets to know us, our business, our team, who develops a pro forma and sees whether this is a safe business. LEAF is the first of all my lenders who I’ll reach out to. Chris (Hunter, Director of Advisory Services at LEAF), comes in for dinner at Comfort Kitchen. It’s different from someone in lending but doesn’t understand the business from a guest experience. LEAF is not JUST lending money. They have a really good relationship with us. This is what LEAF does.
Biplaw Rai
Mark, San Francisco Green Cab
We’re grateful to LEAF for helping us get the new wheelchair accessible van for our fleet.
Mark
Dawne Brown, Brown Bear Early Learning Childcare
LEAF does beautiful numbers and knows my business. Since I’m working with Jordan I don’t need to worry about my numbers. I know they are good.
Wholehearted Bookkeeping
We are an employee-owned cooperative. LEAF was able to work with us to fill our gap in capital when we needed it. d
Emma Yorra
David and Pam Griffin, Chocolate Therapy
After looking at our financials for 15 minutes, LEAF’s analyst understood our business and our needs. LEAF has become a trustworthy partner.
David and Pam Griffin
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Christopher DeAngelis, People’s Food Cooperative
Lenders (like LEAF) aren’t typical bankers. They are like our cooperative’s brain trust. When LEAF gets involved, they first see if it’s a worthy project to finance. It’s a back and forth. I leaned on Josh (Director California/Senior Loan Officer) seeing what I should prioritize in the proforma. LEAF has the expertise and the knowledge. Organizations like LEAF have enough distance to tell us the hard truths with the knowledge to understands the industry. It’s not that my expectations were exceeded but my hopes were.