Pioneering Real Estate Lending Platform Has Funded 35,000+ Mortgage Loans Since Inception TAMPA, FL – July 9, 2025 – Toorak Capital Partners, Inc. (“Toorak”), a tech-enabled investment manager of business purpose mortgage loans, announced it has provided more than $15 billion in whole loans since its inception in 2016. “Hitting this $15 billion milestone is [...]
Alex Offutt is proving that leadership starts on the ground—with standards, systems, and a mission worth building around. Alex Offutt didn’t start Business Purpose Capital (BPC) to chase trends or undercut competitors. He launched it with something much clearer in mind: building the lending company he always wanted to work with but hadn’t quite encountered [...]
Our July Member Spotlight shines on Sekady! How long has your company been an AAPL member? Nearly four years. What should we know about Sekady? With roots in financial automation dating back to 2005, Sekady now delivers software solutions that streamline operations across the construction lending industry. Our platform serves the complete ecosystem: private lenders, [...]
Industry veterans Tom Hallock and Robert Jayne join tech-enabled lender to drive growth of construction financing product in newly created roles PITTSBURGH – July 7, 2025 – Kiavi, a leading tech-enabled lender to residential real estate investors, today announced the strategic hires of Tom Hallock as Head of Construction Lending and Robert Jayne as Head of Originations, Construction Lending. With the addition [...]
Phoenix, AZ – Anthony Geraci, pioneering attorney and one of the founders of the American Association of Private Lenders, has re-launched his practice as Geraci LLP. The new Geraci LLP is a separate entity from the original namesake he founded in 2007. "At a time of unprecedented technological shift and transformation across industries, I'm focused [...]
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — June 10, 2025 — Asset Based Lending (ABL), a New Jersey-based lender providing private capital to real estate investors, has successfully closed its third securitization, ABL 2025-RTL1, totaling $190 million. This underscores ABL’s continued growth and successful institutional capital markets presence. The securitization is backed by a diversified pool of business-purpose [...]
Irvine, CA – June 6, 2025 – Geraci LLP, a long-standing leader in the private lending legal space, is proud to announce its rebrand to Fortra Law, a name that more accurately reflects the firm’s mission of delivering strategic legal solutions with impenetrable protection and smart, forward-thinking counsel. This rebrand represents more than a name [...]
Our June Member Spotlight shines on Baseline: How long have you been an AAPL member? 2 years What AAPL benefit do you MOST value? The entire AAPL team has been extremely supportive ever since we joined. They're always available to discuss new ideas and initiatives that support the private lending industry. What would your company [...]
Recognized for Successful Execution of the First-Ever Rated Residential Transition Loan (“RTL”) Securitization TAMPA, Fla. – May 19, 2025 – Toorak Capital Partners (“Toorak”), a tech-enabled investment manager of business purpose mortgage loans, was awarded RMBS Deal of the Year at the 2025 GlobalCapital US Securitization Awards for its successful execution of Toorak 2024-RRTL1, the [...]
KANSAS CITY, MO — The American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) is proud to announce John Bringardner, Executive Editor of Debtwire, as the keynote speaker for its upcoming 2025 Annual Conference, taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bringardner, an influential voice in credit markets and distressed debt, will share his expert insights on the evolving [...]
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