Operations

Managing the Blind Spot

By |2025-02-05T13:19:37-06:00February 5th, 2025|Operations|0 Comments

Series Note: This is the second article in a series about operational risk in construction and renovation lending. The series, written from the perspective of a chief lending officer, examines examples of operational risk, addresses common misperceptions, and proposes emerging best practices and recommendations for lenders striving to scale their portfolios responsibly. The first article, [...]

By |2025-02-05T13:19:37-06:00February 5th, 2025|Operations|0 Comments

Are Receiverships a Strategic Tool or Overrated Trend?

By |2024-12-17T08:11:09-06:00December 18th, 2024|Operations|0 Comments

For lenders unprepared or uninterested in managing distressed property, a receiver may be worth their weight in gold—or a massive headache. A deed in lieu might seem like the quickest path to repossess a real estate asset. The process offers a relatively swift way to reclaim property, immediately adding value (albeit in a non-liquid form) [...]

By |2024-12-17T08:11:09-06:00December 18th, 2024|Operations|0 Comments

Hyperlocal Due Diligence: A Look at Tampa, FL

By |2024-12-03T11:37:25-06:00December 4th, 2024|Operations|0 Comments

Series Note This series examines due diligence factors in markets representative of their region: Local factors are broad and evaluate the market's type and size (I.e., primary, secondary, tertiary, rural, remote), economic drivers, size of the buyer pool, and typical buyer profiles. Hyperlocal refers to a specific neighborhood, its submarket, investment dynamics, and other neighborhood-level [...]

By |2024-12-03T11:37:25-06:00December 4th, 2024|Operations|0 Comments

Liquidity Matters

By |2024-11-18T12:12:03-06:00November 20th, 2024|Operations|0 Comments

We're seeing early indicators of a shakeup over cash-poor private lenders. Now's the time to secure your reserves. Liquidity refers to the liquid assets available to a lender; basically, how easily and quickly they can access cash or cash equivalents to meet their short-term obligations. For a lender, maintaining liquidity is critical for several reasons. [...]

By |2024-11-18T12:12:03-06:00November 20th, 2024|Operations|0 Comments

The Blind Spot

By |2025-02-05T13:24:07-06:00October 30th, 2024|Operations|0 Comments

This article was co-authored by John Adractas, TrustPoint.ai, and Tom Hallock, DLP Capital Operational risk is a lesser-known counterpart to credit risk, but it poses as many potential pitfalls. Construction or renovation lending is unique within the broader world of mortgage and asset-backed lending. Unlike financing a car or an existing home purchase, financing construction [...]

By |2025-02-05T13:24:07-06:00October 30th, 2024|Operations|0 Comments

Hyperlocal Due Diligence: A Look at Atlanta, GA

By |2024-10-28T16:55:46-05:00October 30th, 2024|Operations|0 Comments

Strong economic drivers have helped the Atlanta metro maintain "hot spot" status; nevertheless, lenders should be aware of several critical due diligence developments. This series of articles will examine due diligence in various hyperlocal markets that tend to be representative of their region. We’ll look at some primary markets, secondary markets, recreational markets, rural/agricultural markets, [...]

By |2024-10-28T16:55:46-05:00October 30th, 2024|Operations|0 Comments

Release Operational Pressure by Breaking Bottlenecks

By |2024-10-07T08:57:51-05:00October 7th, 2024|Operations|0 Comments

When you are diligent about eliminating the bottlenecks, your funnel widens and your company becomes more profitable. Asset-based lending is probably the financial world’s unsung hero. Our borrowers rely on us to lend to what every other lender probably wouldn’t—and be quick about it. As your lending operation grows, however, do bottlenecks seem to stay [...]

By |2024-10-07T08:57:51-05:00October 7th, 2024|Operations|0 Comments

Create Your ‘Gold Standard’

By |2024-08-16T09:13:52-05:00August 21st, 2024|Operations|0 Comments

Private lenders can ensure quality and mitigate risk by streamlining their loan origination policies and procedures. As a lender, whether you’ve been in business for years or are relatively new, you have undoubtedly established policies and procedures spanning multiple departments and impacting all your business functions. These policies aim to ensure the overall quality of [...]

By |2024-08-16T09:13:52-05:00August 21st, 2024|Operations|0 Comments

A First-Hand Account of Our New Fraud Reality

By |2025-05-09T09:38:45-05:00July 24th, 2024|Fraud, Operations|0 Comments

Discover how to safeguard you and your clients by avoiding common fraud tactics in the private lending industry. We often live with a false sense of safety when it comes to fraud: We know it can happen, but we don’t ever think it will happen to “me.” The blunt reality is fraud is happening every [...]

By |2025-05-09T09:38:45-05:00July 24th, 2024|Fraud, Operations|0 Comments

Leverage Virtual Employees for Flexibility and Efficiency

By |2024-06-24T09:23:56-05:00June 26th, 2024|Operations|0 Comments

The adoption of virtual employees in private lending offers myriad benefits, including cost savings, access to a global talent pool, enhanced versatility, and improved operational productivity. You are growing your lending business by raising capital, finding and funding good deals, and servicing both your borrowers and investors. Maybe you’re a broker, finding good deals and [...]

By |2024-06-24T09:23:56-05:00June 26th, 2024|Operations|0 Comments

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