Meet AAPL member Bobby Montagne! Bobby is the CEO of Walnut Street Finance and has been an AAPL member since July 2016. He is also a CFM designation holder and a member of the AAPL Ethics Advisory Committee. When his time - and the weather permits - you'll find him fitting in a round of golf [...]
Eddie Wilson, formerly the president of Affinity Worldwide, succeeds retiring CEO, Mike Wrenn KANSAS CITY, Mo. – March 1, 2018 – Mike Wrenn has retired as CEO of Affinity Worldwide - the parent company of the American Association of Private Lenders - after leading and exponentially growing the enterprise since 2008. He has transitioned to chairman [...]
Press coverage is priceless, but only if you strategically integrate it into your marketing plan. As a businessperson who may be interested in increasing your visibility, its important to be familiar with how public relations works. It may surprise you to learn that many of the stories you see on television or in the newspaper [...]
A process for adding digital currencies to a self-directed retirement plan may still materialize. Over the last few decades, the internet has redefined commerce. As a result, brick-and-mortar businesses increasingly are going the way of VHS. Goods from entire markets, from books and toys to cars and houses, are available from the comfort of one’s [...]
Four of six 2018 finalists for LendIt Fintech Industry Awards’ Top Real Estate Lending Platform are members of American Association of Private Lenders LendIt Fintech Industry Awards, the leading event in financial services innovation, has named its 2018 finalists for recognition in 21 categories, including Fintech Innovator of the Year, Excellence in Financial Inclusion, Most [...]
Marketplace lending continues to grow as Sharestates remains committed to accessibility in new markets across the United States Sharestates, an online real estate investment platform, announced their inception into the Arizona Banking Department roster of lenders as Sharestates Investments LLC, NMLS ID number 1538766. With this launch, Sharestates will be offering their loan products to [...]
Describing himself as the best-qualified candidate to solve the state's problems, Greenville businessman John Warren announced February 12, 2018, that he is jumping into the Republican race for governor. Warren, a 38-year-old Marine veteran, is seeking elected office for the first time. “I am businessman, a conservative and a Marine," Warren said during an interview at [...]
LinkedIn is arguably the most “professional” of social media platforms and, as a result, many real estate investors doing due diligence look to the website to find out as much as possible about potential private lenders and investment partners before they team up. However, even LinkedIn has its weak points, as a recent cryptocurrency scam [...]
One of Arizona’s largest private real estate financing firms, INCA Capital, LLC (INCA), has acquired Scottsdale Private Lending (SPL) and named Phil Sollomi as vice president. Sollomi will leverage 30 years of experience in commercial real estate financing to be largely responsible for loan origination and underwriting. In addition to having brokered deals together throughout [...]
What You Need to Know and What you can do In 2008, the United States Congress passed the Safe and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act (SAFE Act), which required all state regulators to regulate mortgage loan originators who originated consumer loans secured by 1-4 unit residential properties (“Dwelling”). The states were empowered to legislate [...]
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