Our March Member Spotlight shines on Carrie Cook, President at Ignite Funding. To say that Carrie Cook takes the "work hard, play hard" mantra to a new level would be an understatement! She has over 15 years of experience in the private lending industry, is the President of Ignite Funding AND the CEO of Preferred [...]
February 22, 2023 – Industry professionals are invited to contribute to academic research exploring risk attitudes and decision making in private real estate lending. Researchers at Webster University have created a survey to identify the relationship between risk appetite and entrepreneurial orientation in private lending decisions. The University has partnered with the American Association of [...]
As champions for the private lending industry’s reputation and future growth, AAPL realizes it’s crucial to recognize those in the industry who look beyond their own businesses to help our mission. Our Excellence Awards showcase peer-nominated members who have leveraged their resources to solve problems, kick-start innovation, and improve their communities. The Member of the [...]
Company Recognizes Noteworthy Origination Milestone Despite Industry Turbulence RCN Capital, a leading nationwide private lender specializing in financing for real estate investors, announced a major origination milestone of over 20,000 loans funded since its inception in 2010. RCN Capital, which offers financing for short-term fix & flip projects, long-term rentals, & ground-up construction, takes pride [...]
This article was updated 7.1.25 to reflect a business name change. Our February Member Spotlight shines on Kevin Kim, Partner at Fortra Law (formally Geraci LLP). If you think Kevin Kim looks familiar, he probably is... because he is everywhere! You may know him from various AAPL webinars that he hosts, or it could be [...]
Roc Capital demonstrates how private lending supports an ecosystem of affordable single-family workforce housing. In today’s rising interest rate environment, single-family rental homes have become an attractive alternative for prospective homebuyers seeking an affordable and flexible solution to their housing needs. As demand shifts from owning to renting, private lending fills an important void by [...]
Sekady Capital, LLC, a provider of secure payment solutions and project management software for the construction industry, has welcomed Tony Codina as VP of Sales. Tony joins the team with extensive experience in enterprise sales and customer success and will lead sales and business development for Sekady products and services. “Tony brings a proven [...]
AAPL sends letter to Congress urging definition change that exempts business-purpose loans. Effective Jan. 1, 2018, Congress enacted new Home Mortgage Disclosure Act rules requiring most private lenders to furnish a 110-data-point Loan Activity Report to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for each residential mortgage loan application taken, regardless of a loan’s business or [...]
The private money lenders at We Lend are motivated by helping their clients achieve wealth. Summer 1996. Ruben Izgelov has just spent several hours hawking flyers to pedestrians hustling along busy Queens Boulevard in New York, hoping to persuade them to patronize area pizzerias and sushi restaurants. It was the young immigrant from Turkmenistan’s first [...]
Ensures continued client service of an ever-expanding practice. Pleasant Hill, California, January 4, 2023— Spiegel Accountancy Corp. announced today that the firm promoted Audit Director, Kadidia Traore, to Principal effective January 1, 2023. Traore joined Spiegel’s audit management team in 2016, and specializes in working with mortgage bankers, private equity lenders, and employee benefit plans. [...]
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