Sixteen AAPL Members Earn Spots on Industry’s Verified Private Lending Ranking
The American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) is proud to recognize 16 member companies named to Scotsman Guide’s 2026 Top Private Lenders ranking, an industry benchmark honoring private lenders delivering capital solutions to real estate investors and mortgage brokers nationwide.
Among the 22 lenders recognized in this year’s ranking, 16 are current AAPL members (ranking noted):
1. Kiavi, Inc.
2. Genesis Capital
3. Renovo Financial
4. Anchor Loans
5. Conventus Lending
6. CV3 Financial Services
7. RCN Capital
9. Easy Street Capital
11. Visio Lending
13. Merchants Mortgage & Trust Corporation
14. Asset Based Lending
15. Dominion Financial Services
17. Diya Finance LLC
18. Cardinal Capital Group
20. Unitas Funding LLC
22. Express Capital Financing
According to Scotsman Guide, the Top Private Lenders ranking is the only verified ranking dedicated specifically to the private lending sector, recognizing firms that provide the fast, flexible capital brokers and real estate investors depend upon. Collectively, lenders included in the 2026 ranking closed nearly 85,000 loans totaling more than $32.6 billion in volume.
The 2026 awards mark the second year Scotsman Guide has maintained a distinct ranking category devoted exclusively to private lending. In 2025, AAPL worked closely with Scotsman Guide leadership to help refine and calibrate the application process, ensuring it accurately reflected private lending activity.
“The fact that so many firms recognized in this year’s ranking are also AAPL members speaks volumes about the caliber of organizations helping shape the private lending marketplace,” said Linda Hyde, president of the American Association of Private Lenders. “These companies represent professionalism, innovation, and disciplined execution in an industry that continues to mature and expand. AAPL is proud to support lenders committed to high standards and responsible growth.”
Hyde added that the strong representation of AAPL members reinforces the association’s broader role within the industry.
“Private lending has evolved into a sophisticated and increasingly essential segment of real estate finance,” Hyde said. “AAPL exists to help legitimize and strengthen that marketplace through advocacy, education, and the promotion of sound business practices. Recognition like this reflects both the excellence of individual firms and the continued advancement of private lending as a respected, institutional-quality industry.”
AAPL congratulates all lenders recognized in the 2026 ranking and applauds its member companies for their continued leadership and contribution to the private lending profession.
About the American Association of Private Lenders
The American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) is the national organization representing the private real estate lending industry. Through advocacy, education, and ethical standards, AAPL supports lenders and industry professionals working to expand responsible access to private capital.
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