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Welcome to the Central Financing Hub

My name is Amber Hammer, your
dedicated relationship manager!We've developed this page to help you become acquainted with Central Financing, a powerful tool that Central Boiler provides to help you succeed. Whether you're seeking basic information on getting started, answers to frequently asked questions, or you have an approved customer ready to purchase - this site has it all!
Customer Connection Tool
Link an Approved Customer to Your Dealership
Did you know Central Boiler is enabling your sales 24/7? Customers can get approved for a loan via centralboiler.com prior to linking up with a dealer. This means a customer could come to you having already been approved for financing – scoring you an easy sale!
If you have a customer who's been approved through Central Boiler's website, you'll need to fill out the form below to transfer their approval to your business.
Get Started!
Helpful Resources
Click any of the links below to download some simple resources for your business or to visit PartnerPortal!
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Information Center
Information Center
This is the information center, designed to refresh what you already know or help you train new sales staff.
The Program Guidebook can help you:- Learn about critical updates to the application & funding process
- Gain powerful tips on how to offer payment options to your customers
- Discover how your customers can apply for a loan
Program Guidebook
You asked, we listened! Central Financing has a streamlined new application and funding process, Express System! We've designed this powerful new Express System with you in mind – to help you streamline your business and make it easier than ever to offer payment options to your customers.
ExpressSign
Spend less time on paperwork and get on with the real work!
- Customer signs upfront only
- No contractor signature required
- Request funds by Mobile App & homeowner confirms by text or
phone
ExpressPay®
You're in the driver's seat: get money when you need it!
- Take up to 5 disbursements
- Draw up to 50% upfront and 90% before the final draw
- Manage cash flow on your terms
- Funding's all automatic as part of ExpressSign
MaxApproval
Increase customer purchasing power!
- Expands approval beyond initial job estimate
- Accommodates scope changes
- Helps you upsell your customers
- Pre-bid qualify customers directly from your website
PartnerPortal
PartnerPortal is your tool for keeping track of your Central Financing customers. Once a customer is approved or their approval is connected with your dealership, you can use this tool to obtain funds on each project.
If you would like to request additional users to have access, click here to send the name, email, phone number, and role/title and one of our consultants will assist setting up their account.
Funding Timeline:
After your customer is approved, they can sign their loan documents by visiting Here. The customer will get an email with a link to sign as soon as they're approved.
Once documents are signed, your customer's loan is “Ready to Fund.” You can now begin requesting funding disbursements during the project. On your first disbursement you can request up to 50% of the loan total, then up to 90% before the final draw. When you complete the project, you can request your final disbursement of the remainder of the loan balance.
Each time you submit a funding request on PartnerPortal, your customer is sent a funding request via the communication method they selected on their application.
Text Funding
- For customers who choose text notifications – which is the default – they'll get an SMS notification confirming the request.
- If your customer responds with YES, Regions will initiate the ACH deposit into your account. Payment is typically made within 24 hours.
- If the customer says NO, Regions will contact the customer to find out why.
- If your customer doesn't respond within a designated time period, typically 24-hours, the funding request will be processed.
Phone Funding
If a customer selects phone call instead of text as their preferred communication method, Regions will give them a call to confirm each funding request. For a notification to be successful, the customer must answer the phone and confirm the request, or Regions must be able to successfully leave a voicemail.
Please note: Regions will not leave a voicemail if their outgoing message doesn't identify the customer by name. If Regions is able to identify the customer on their voicemail greeting and leave a voicemail, they'll begin the funding process—typically within 24-hours.
Offering a choice of payment options is a proven way to grow your business. Click any of the icons below to learn how a financing program can help you grow your business too!

Improve Cash Flow
24 hours. That's typically all it takes for the funds to hit your account after you submit a payment request. Now your cash flow is no longer a question and you can get to work.
Increase Leads
You can see a 50%* increase in leads (plus a better conversion rate) when you advertise a choice of payment options in your marketing materials and on your website. And you get more referrals — customers value the convenience and flexibility that payment options provide, and that satisfaction means they'll be more likely to refer their friends, relatives, and neighbors for additional work from you.
*Based on the Brickyard Study commissioned by EnerBank USA, 2018.
Boost Close Rate
Offering a choice of payment options can nearly double your close rate. For example: assuming a 25% baseline, you can increase your close rate to 44% when offering a Same-As-Cash loan and a low monthly payment loan.
Grow Average Project Size
Homeowners who choose a payment option spend 44% more on their home improvement projects. Over 1/3 of homeowners regret not spending more on their project to get the results they truly wanted. A choice of payment options helps them get what they truly want, which means more business for you.
Eliminate Discounting
When your customer is paying cash or providing their own financing, you may feel you need to offer a discount to close a deal, eating into your margins. Or, they may decide to choose a smaller project size or lower quality products. More customers will say YES to your first estimate when you offer payment options.
Reduce Cancellations
You can expect your cancellations to be reduced when you offer a choice of payment options to 100% of your customers, because it ties the project to you — a customer will be more likely to stay with you and not ask to delay the project to perform further research or seek additional bids. Homeowners who are approved for an EnerBank loan are 94% more likely to complete the job with you.What options can you offer?
Same-As-Cash
This is your most powerful tool. Same-As-Cash loan options offer your customer flexibility to get heat now, and delay paying for their project for 6 months without having to pay any interest, as long as they repay the loan in full within the same-as-cash period.
Loan Code: DCB3723
10.99% APR
Heating bills can be steep! A 10.99% APR up to 12-Year loan lets you put a competitive low monthly payment on the tables that's fixed, unlike their current heating payment. Plus, there are no pre-payment penalties.
Loan Code: D8876
How to offer payment options
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Advertise payment options
Contractors who advertise payment options in their marketing materials and on their website can see a 50% increase in leads! Contact me, and I can give you some powerful marketing materials specific to your business.
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Offer a choice of payment options to 100% of your customers, 100% of the time
Offer a choice of payment options to 100% of your customers, 100% of the time. It's so important to offer payment options to all of your customers and not just use financing to “save the sale.” That strategy undermines your chance to make a lot more money. Plus, as a Central Boiler dealer, you can offer payment options without having to pay any fees. You can't lose!
Getting your customer approved for a loan with Central Financing is easy. When they're ready, have your customer apply using one of the three easy paperless application methods.
To apply, your customer will need to have the following information ready:
- Loan code
- Dealer ID
- Loan amount
- Loan-by-Phone number
- Project description (if using the Online Loan Application)
They'll also need to have their Social Security Number and annual income ready.
After your customer is approved, have them check their email to sign their loan documents. At this point, you may begin work on the project.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the catch? Is there really no cost to me associated with Central Financing?There's NO catch! Central Boiler believes so strongly that Central Financing will help you grow your business, they cover all your dealer fees!My customer said they're approved, but I can't find them in my PartnerPortal WorkCenter. What do I do?If your customer applied via the Central Boiler website, they've not yet been linked to your dealership. Click here to provide information to link their loan to your account. You should see the customer in your PartnerPortal WorkCenter within a day. If the customer does not appear after a day, please email me at amber.hammer@regions.com with details and I will manually accommodate the connection.
Central Financing – 866.341.5400 option 2.
Who is Regions Home Improvement Financing?Regions supports the Central Financing program. They are the largest Member FDIC bank that specializes exclusively in the home improvement industry. Regions has helped thousands of home improvement contractors like you offer an unbeatable choice of payment options to grow their business while helping their customers have the home of their dreams.Can Central Financing be used for commercial projects as well?Unfortunately, Central Financing is only available for residential projects.What can be included in financing?Please refer to Central Boiler's program rules document by clicking here. Loans can range from $1,000 - $45,000. Financing can apply to the sale of a furnace package or can include the labor related to the installation. You can view a full list of all eligible improvement types in the Central Financing program by clicking here.What will my customer need when applying?Your customer can apply using any one of three paperless application methods, the Mobile Loan App, Online Loan Application, or Loan-by-Phone. To use any of these methods, you just need to supply the customer with your dealer ID, a loan code, project cost, and improvement type. Once Regions has that information they'll ask the customer some personal information necessary to process the loan application, including name, address, date of birth, SSN, and employment/income information. Your customer will receive a credit decision within minutes.Can my customers figure out why they were denied?About four out of five customers will be approved. But if not, Regions will send a denial letter with basic information. Of course, your customers can call and ask for denial reasons at any time.How do customers make loan payments?Central Financing customers can make a payment in a variety of ways:
Make a payment online:
How to payMail with a payment coupon:
Regions Home Improvement Finacing
PO Box 26856
Salt Lake City, UT 84126-0856.Send a payment via overnight delivery:
Regions
650 S Main Street, Suite 1000
Salt Lake City, UT 84101Make a payment over the phone:
Call 888.390.1220 option 1
($4.95 Fee)What are introductory payments?Central Financing has extended the approval window on most products, from 120 days to 180 days. Because of this, they've introduced introductory payments. A customer could have up to four introductory payments, based on what they're approved for, regardless of what the final loan amount becomes. These introductory payments will begin 90 days from when they sign their loan documents, if there's a balance on the loan, and will stop 180 days after loan documents are signed. At this point your customer's statements will reflect this by showing a recalculated payment based on the final loan amount and loan terms.What happens if my customer doesn't pay back their Same-As-Cash Loan on time?When they pay off the entire balance of the loan within the same-as-cash period, all of their interest will be waived. However, if they don't pay the loan off during the same-as-cash period, the interest accrued is applied to their balance and the loan is then rolled into monthly installments for up to 10 years or until the balance is paid off.
*Please check PartnerPortal for up-to-date rate information.
What happens if my customer misses a payment?If the homeowner misses a monthly payment, there won'lt be a change in the interest rate. However, they will incur a late fee of $30.00 or 5% of the minimum payment due, whichever is greater*.
*Fee subject to change.
What should I tell my customer about what happens next?As soon as your customer is approved and has accepted a loan offer, they'll receive an email with a link to sign their loan documents. After they've completed the loan documents, you can begin working on the project.
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Customer Support
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Customer Support
Customer Service:
888.390.1220 option 1Contractor Support:
888.390.1220 option 2PartnerPortal Support
888.700.9610Central Boiler Support:
Michelle Beito
Phone: 218.782.2575 Ext. 331
Email: michelle@centralboiler.comFor strategic support, contact me, your dedicated relationship manager:
Amber Hammer
Phone: 801.478.71530
Email: amber.hammer@regions.com