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 of experience in operations project management and marketing. “I am excited to start a new challenge within the Affinity Worldwide [...]
The challenges of defining today’s leaders are influenced by factors well beyond executives' offices filled with an abundance of leather bound books and rich mahogany. In the current trend of agility and collaboration, the next generation workforce may make job titling as we have known it obsolete. Effective leadership shouldn’t be assumed just because someone [...]
The American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) announced the winners of the 2017 AAPL Excellence Awards at the organization’s 2017 annual conference on Nov. 14 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. AAPL's Awards Committee selected the following winners (from left to right): A.J. Poulin, Applied Business Software, Service Provider of the Year Bob Eakin, JCAP, [...]
American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) has partnered with Private Money Lending Guide (PMLG). The partnership brings together an association that provides education, ethics and networking opportunities for private money lenders and a tool for deal-flow that enables borrowers and lenders to find the appropriate counterpart for their deals. The partnership will work to better [...]
The American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) announced the nominees for each category of the AAPL Excellence Awards: Members of the Year, Community Impact Award and Emerging Leader Award. The awards, running for the first time this year, showcase private lending professionals who leverage their unique resources to solve problems, advance industry and professional performances, [...]
Christopher Hoeffel from CoreVest American Finance, New York is our featured member this month. Here is a little more insight about himself and his business. How long have you been an AAPL member? Two Years What AAPL benefit do you MOST value (Annual Conference, AAPL Designations, Member Directory, Member Offers, Webinars, etc.)? Networking opportunities, industry [...]
Recently, the House Financial Services Committee voted to approve the Financial Choice Act, a 500+ page bill introduced by U.S. Representative Jeb Hensarling of Texas, the Committee chairman. The bill proposes to fix many issues that cropped up from implementation of the 2010 Dodd Frank Act, making it crucially important for executives in commercial finance, [...]
Crowdfunding has a key role in democratizing the investment arena by exposing regular people to new asset markets and by giving small companies new ways to raise necessary capital. Previously, prospective investors may have sought ways to get in on the ground floor of the “next Apple,” but the sizable task of sifting through available [...]
Daren Blomquist to be keynote speaker at American Association of Private Lenders’ Annual Conference KANSAS CITY, Mo. – August 3, 2017 – American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) will hold its eighth annual conference Sunday, November 12 through Tuesday, November 14 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The keynote speaker will be Daren Blomquist, Senior [...]
American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) is pleased to announce the formation of its new Education Advisory Committee. The committee is comprised of five current members: Corey Dutton, Private Money Utah; Chris Ragland, Noble Capital; Andy Williams, Recon Realty Inc.; Erica LaCentra, RCN Capital; Jeff Levin, Specialty Lending Group; and one ex officio position, Nema [...]
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