1/ How do real-world assets make their way into DeFi?

Let’s take a look at the recent MakerDAO and Huntingdon Valley Bank (HVB) proposal for a $100 million loan participation facility.

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2/ The proposal?

HVB receives a loan participation facility with a 100M $DAI debt ceiling. They’ll use it to support the growth of their existing & new businesses.

In exchange, they’ll post real-world assets as collateral (a portfolio of various loans).

forum.makerdao.com/t/huntingdon-v…
3/ What collateral is eligible? Loans.

- Commercial Real Estate Loans (Stabilized, Construction, Lender Finance)
- Commercial & Industrial Loans
- Government Guaranteed or Affiliated Loans
- Consumer Loans
- Residential Real Estate Loans
- Capital Call Line
4/ But it’s not a loan.

Instead, HVB will have access to DAI liquidity in exchange for the sale of participation interests in the underlying loans originated by HVB.

The $100M will be deployed over 12-18 months. Any idle cash will be invested in 3mo treasuries until deployed.
5/ What does MakerDAO get?

- YIELD!! Both fixed and floating rate.

- Further integration with traditional markets in a model that can scale to other banks.

- Further diversification of the reserves backing DAI
6/ What’s the cost to Maker?

Based on 2022 estimates, the annual operational cost for Maker would be ~$32k.

Any expenses or fees for Maker will be paid from the cash waterfall.
7/ Plus, Maker does take on some risk.

However, HBV retains the right to step in as a limited partner, should default occur.

The unique risks associated w/ these collateral types are outlined in the proposal:
8/ The full proposal and discussion on the @mkrgov forum can be found here.

S/o to @Lempheter, @william_remor, @CCDPetersen, Eric Rapp, and the rest of the @MakerDAO and @MakerGrowth teams for spearheading the initiative 🙌

forum.makerdao.com/t/huntingdon-v…

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