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 [...]
Fraud-Resistant, not Fraud-Proof
It is important for all lenders to know that there is no such thing as preventing fraud or being fraud-proof. To think you are fraud-proof opens you up to lax behavior and ultimately, puts you [...]
AAPL Member Spotlight | Jack Helfrich
Jack Helfrich, Director of Sales for Civic Financial Services, has been a member of AAPL for four years. When he's not participating in one of his unique hobbies, you will find him setting records getting [...]
Fraud Protection: From the First Call
As if the life of a real estate investor isn’t hectic enough, fraud looms over every transaction. As real estate investing as a whole grows more popular, it is reasonable to believe that so will [...]
New Member Discount Partnership Announcement
American Association of Private Lenders and DealKeeper to Deliver Strong Benefit Option to Members The American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) is pleased to announce a new member discount partnership with DealKeeper, a leading real [...]
Accepting Paypal, Venmo or Zelle
Opportunity or Minefield for Lenders? Borrowers, especially millennials, love peer-to-peer payment apps. Apps such as PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, amongst others, eliminate the hassle of writing checks. With the proliferation of their use, private and institutional [...]
Partnership Provides Support for Affordable Veteran Housing
American Association of Private Lenders to benefit Veterans Path Up through Charity Golf Tournament The American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) announced the details for their inaugural Charity Golf Tournament to be held Nov. 3, [...]
Trends and Predictions for the Flipping Space
Predictions about the maturity of the current housing market and the potential effects on the flipping and private lending industries abound. Some experts cite statistics on continued housing price increases as well as these prices [...]
Investor Financing Heats Up
Flips purchased with financing rise to 9.5-year high Housing analysts have recently expressed caution about the residential real estate investment market due to rising home prices and competition. But, investors continue to find deals and [...]
5 Loan Servicing Tips for Private Lenders
Private lenders who strive to become best-in-class servicers will set themselves up for healthy profits. Loan servicing has historically been a rather ho-hum industry, long the domain of the traditional bank. Today, however, servicing is [...]
Can Loan Servicing Help Your IRA?
Discover how it can reduce stress and offer advantages. Loan servicing has helped take the stress out of lending and has opened the door for those who may have otherwise been apprehensive about entering the [...]
CoreVest Launches Build-to-Rent Program for Investors
$200M in Projects Financed CoreVest has announced a new loan program, Build-To-Rent Complete, that is tailored specifically for build-to-rent investors. Build-To-Rent Complete provides construction financing for the development of new rental properties along with long-term financing [...]
Loan Servicing Matters
To understand the importance of loan servicing we should first define what it is. Loan servicing is the administrative side of a loan. It involves receiving, applying and disbursing payments to lenders or note holders, [...]
