”Investments that aim to solve social or environmental challenges while generating financial profit. Impact investing includes investments that range from producing a return of principal capital (capital preservation) to offering market-rate or even market-beating financial returns. Although impact investing could be categorized as a type of “socially responsible investing,” it contrasts with negative screening, which focuses primarily on avoiding investments in “bad” or “harmful” companies – impact investors actively seek to place capital in businesses and funds that can harness the positive power of enterprise.”
What does this all mean when talking about American Homeowner Preservation?
When AHP first started five years ago in Cincinnati, Founder and CEO Jorge Newbery wanted to find a solution to the foreclosure crisis working one-on-one with homeowners and their lenders. Today, headquartered in Chicago, AHP is working with investors to purchase pools of discounted mortgages to help keep families in their homes while also generating strong returns.
CEO Jorge Newbery homeowner documents in the Chicago office
The process begins with investors investing with AHP to purchase pools of discounted mortgages from banks. Once the full amount of the pool is raised investors begin to receive returns on their investment based on the
Class they chose. Then AHP works with homeowners to find a viable solution for them. Solutions may include
loan modifications, short sales, or a Deed in Lieu.
Although there are many working parts, AHP is able to provide an investment opportunity to investors that generate above-market returns and also a measurable social impact. The AHP solution to the foreclosure crisis offers an
innovative and multifaceted approach to decision-making on investments, which can offer investors robust and inclusive financial gains as well as social benefits. AHP is able to offer measurable social and financial returns to investors aligning it with Global’s definition of Impact Investing.