Developer Fees

Guidance

You should analyze the development budget, including the

• developer fee due the SponsorSponsorPrincipal equity owner and/or primary decision maker of the Borrower (often the Key Principal or the Person Controlling the Key Principal). or any AffiliateAffiliateWhen referring to an affiliate of a Lender, any other Person or entity that Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, the Lender. When referring to an affiliate of a Borrower or Key Principal: any Person that owns any direct ownership interest in Borrower or Key…, and
• any deferred developer fee (i.e., the portion of the developer fee shown as a source in the sources and uses statement).

If the deferred developer fee is greater than 50% of the total developer fee, you should confirm there are sufficient

• hard and soft contingency budgets, and
• projected surplus cash flows to repay the deferred developer fee within the initial compliance period.