Kansas City, Missouri - March 2, 2020 – The American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) and Think Realty announced their second annual Day on the Hill, during which they will meet with the offices of senators and house representatives on the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the United States [...]
Kansas City, Missouri - January 16, 2020 – The American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) and Wall Street housing research firm, Zelman & Associates, are partnering to launch the private lending industry’s first and only benchmark data survey. The quarterly survey – which opens for responses in April – will gather key data on [...]
Strategies for breaking down barriers that stifle projects, progress and profits. Whether you’re the Big Kahuna or middle management, you wake up every morning knowing the buck stops with you at the crossroad of Leadership and Management in your own little metropolis of Boss Town. At times, this puts you in the uncomfortable position of [...]
You have a voice, but are you using it? Private lenders are in a tough spot after years of intentionally flying under legislators’ radars. Many private lenders have said they feel their business exists due to regulatory loopholes that could at any moment be found and closed. There is underlying concern that your anonymity allows [...]
If passed, New York State SB S3060E will impose a 15-20% conveyance tax on 1-5 separate residential property units located in certain areas of New York City, if transferred within two years of the prior transfer of such property. Sign our opposition petition The bill’s stated purpose is to deter property speculation and flipping in [...]
How to determine what qualifies as a business purpose mortgage loan Florida House Bill 935 goes into effect July 1, 2019. It adds stiff penalties for misrepresenting a consumer mortgage loan as a business purpose mortgage loan. The former requires a mortgage lender license to transact. Violations are punishable at minimum as third-degree felonies. We’ve [...]
The Florida Senate on Thursday substituted and passed companion House Bill 7103 in place of Senate Bill 1730 and adjusted to match the Senate bill’s language – with one large exception. Legislators chose to leave out the Senate bill’s modifications to the definition of a mortgage loan which would have required a license for business [...]
UPDATE 4/24: Senator Stargel withdrew amendment 356486 during Tuesday's Committee on Rules meeting. Act to oppose Section 7 of SB 1730 Now Currently, Florida Senate Bill 1730 contains language that would require a mortgage lender license to transact any loan secured by a dwelling. This language would sunset a long-standing exemption that allows private lenders [...]
UPDATE 4/30: SB 1730 is scheduled for review before the Florida Senate. Help us oppose SB 1730 Section 9 by contacting legislators. The mortgage lender licensing language is now in Section 9 of SB 1730. It was previously in Section 7. We have updated the information below to reflect this change. Find out what you [...]
Florida legislators have introduced the same mortgage licensing language from Senate Bill 1632 into an affordable housing bill, SB 1730. Senator Taddeo, SB 1632’s bill sponsor, requested a temporary postponement of SB 1632 due the presence of the same language in SB 1730. Senator Taddeo made the postponement request during the Senate Committee on Banking [...]
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