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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Our May Member Spotlight shines on Steven Alexander, Partner at CohnReznick! Steven Alexander is a longtime friend, AAPL member and a valued Partner at CohnReznick for 34 years. He is a member of CohnReznick's Assurance team and Financial Services Industry practice, where he focuses on accounting, auditing, and tax advisory services. When we asked him [...]
This article was updated 7.1.25 to reflect a business name change. Main Street Tax Certainty Act makes key tax deduction permanent. The Main Street Tax Certainty Act (S.1706/H.R.4721) would make permanent Section 199A, a key tax deduction that as of now will sunset at the end of 2025. Section 199A allows individual- and family-owned businesses [...]
Kemra Norsworthy isn’t supposed to be here. Not in the male-dominated private lending industry. Not in business ownership, given a childhood that began in poverty and could have defined her future. And not in this life, where a brutal diagnosis should have ended everything. No, Norsworthy’s path has never been smooth. But that’s never stopped [...]
The nations's largest private lender event. As we review a conference that blew our past events out of the water in terms turnout, collaborative education, and an invigorating atmosphere—well, our team is incredibly gratified. This event embodies our goals for both the association and the industry we support. It is private lending professionals—many of them [...]
Join the Elite at the PWM APAC Summit 2025 in Singapore Singapore, April 28-29, 2025 – marcus evans is excited to announce the PWM APAC Summit 2025, an exclusive, invitation-only forum that will gather leading private wealth management executives, innovative fund managers, and consultants. This premier event will take place at the luxurious Dusit Thani [...]
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