What the Future Holds for Private Lenders
How will competition affect the sector? Private lending is more competitive than ever, and that’s good news for real estate investors. Why? There are far more choices where one can obtain financing today compared to [...]
AAPL Member Spotlight | Jeff Levin
Jeff Levin, founder and president of Specialty Lending Group, has been an AAPL member for nine years. He’s not only an active member who lives each day to its fullest; he is a recognized authority, [...]
Lender Limelight: Tabitha Fitzgerald
Always up for a challenge. Invigorated by her work, Tabitha Fitzgerald has become a passionate force in the private lending industry. Tabitha Fitzgerald, COO of Specialty Lending Group, is a force in the private lending [...]
Essex County, NJ: Can East Orange Mirror the Development Success of Newark?
The transformation of East Orange starts at 461 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. In 2010 the East Orange population consisted of 64,270 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In 2016, Data USA recorded [...]
Private Lending with a Self-Directed IRA
Answers to your common questions. Do you originate private loans but harbor other goals for your long-term financial security? Is your retirement account enduring the ebb and flow of the stock market, without a clear [...]
5 Indicators the Bull Market May End This Year
What does that mean for lenders? As this long summer stretch ends, you can bet investors will be pouring over their portfolios. Just a year ago many bearish prognosticators thought the Dow certainly could not [...]
New Direction IRA, Inc. forms New Direction Trust Company
New Direction Trust Company will replace New Direction IRA, Inc. and Mainstar Trust New Direction Trust Company is a Kansas-regulated trust company based in Overland Park, Kansas with administrative offices in Louisville, Colorado. Effective October [...]
AlphaFlow Announced as Title Sponsor
The American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) is happy to announce that AlphaFlow will be the title sponsor of the 2018 Annual Conference. Linda Hyde, AAPL’s Executive Director, is happy to announce their second title [...]
PeerStreet Expands Real Estate Investing Options with Shorter-Term Notes
Innovative new investment product increases liquidity for investors PeerStreet announced the addition of a new investment option, Cash Offer Loans. Cash Offer Loans are a new investment option that provides PeerStreet investors with a shorter [...]
AAPL Member Spotlight | Philip Dryden
Philip Dryden, President of Evergreen Note Servicing, has been an AAPL member for two years. As a native of the Pacific Northwest, you might be able to find him boating while he's not growing his [...]
3 Important Steps to Event Planning
Imagine how powerful your message could be if you had all your ducks in a row. With so many events to choose from throughout the year, those who are planning the event spend a lot [...]
Inc. 5000 names Affinity Group Management as a 2018 fastest-growing private company
Inc. 5000 has named Affinity Group Management (AGM) as one of the fastest-growing companies of 2018. The prestigious award is given annually to privately held companies that have demonstrated exponential growth over the previous three-year [...]
Foreign Nationals’ Real Estate Purchases Slow Down
Tips for lending to foreign nationals in the current environment During the economic boom of the late 1980s, foreign investors poured in and snatched up real estate across the country. During that land rush, Japan [...]
Balance Business Expansion and Exposure or Suffer the Consequences
How operating at 80 percent of maximum capacity is crucial to business success There is a business formula taught in MBA programs that is proven in real world experience. The principle states that for optimum [...]
Applied Business Software Appoints Chief Marketing Officer
Applied Business Software (ABS), the leader in loan servicing software for private lending, announced the appointment of Elizabeth Morales as Chief Marketing Officer. Morales brings over 20 years of leadership and marketing experience. “Elizabeth’s experience [...]
Warning: Cold Calls from Global Travel Partners
It has been brought to our attention that there are multiple companies contacting our sponsors, claiming to represent the American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) offering “assistance” with registration and hotel bookings. The reported companies that [...]
Florida Passes Common Sense Regulation
Florida Removed Licensing Requirement for Private Lenders On March 21, 2018, Governor Rick Scott signed Florida House Bill 935 (“HB 935”) into law. Those who have been tracking this bill will know that the original [...]
AAPL Hires New Business Development Manager
National Private Lending Association Strengthens Resources The American Association of Private Lenders announced Kat Hungerford has joined the team to build the foundation for and lead AAPL’s Advocacy Program. Hungerford joins AAPL with a wealth [...]
How to Evaluate Your Processes & Operations to Save Time & Money
How you’re doing business is costing you money–no matter how profitable your company appears to be. You may have a sales pipeline that's more of a sales water main. Perhaps your competitors are side-eyeing you [...]
AAPL Members and Partners 2018 Think Realty Honors Finalists
American Association of Private Lenders’ congratulates members and partners were peer-nominated and selected as being standouts in their fields American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) congratulates its members and friends who were named 2018 Think [...]
