Clients with high utilization typically get turned away. That’s surface-level underwriting. This is exactly why I took this client on. Instead of looking at the 68% utilization and saying “wait,” we layered structure. We asked: - What’s strong in the profile? - Where is there depth? - What lenders are utilization-sensitive vs relationship-based? - Can we sequence instead of shotgun? Funding isn’t about perfect credit. It’s about positioning. We structured around: • Profile strengths • Credit union relationships • Asset deployment • Utilization cleanup sequencing Then deployed capital into income-producing assets immediately. High utilization doesn’t automatically mean no funding. It means you need structure. Look at the steps. If you can identify what’s strong in a profile, you can advance the credit position — and then advance into real funding. That’s layered risk management. See full break down.