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 [...]
Think Realty will hold a National Conference & Expo, June 24 at the Baltimore Convention Center. Real estate investors, agents, lenders, property flippers, landlords and note buyers will learn how to navigate current market legal challenges, find and fund the best deals in the Baltimore market, optimize returns, connect with private lenders, and more. Notable [...]
Under a California Bureau of Real Estate license, a broker may engage in private trust deed lending for “non-consumer” mortgages. However, a broker’s license requires that the broker issue disclosures under California real estate law to both the borrower and lender, as well as providing certain filings to the Department of Real Estate. See below [...]
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. Two such reported companies that are aggressively cold-calling and spamming companies whose names have appeared on www.AAPLConference.com pages are Exhibitor Housing Management (EHM / ehmtravel.com) [...]
The American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) has announced a new strategic partnership with Geraci Law Firm. The partnership enhances AAPL’s educational offerings, while significantly expanding Geraci’s offerings nationally. Anthony Geraci, co-Founder of AAPL and Managing Shareholder of Geraci Law Firm said, “We are proud to officially partner with AAPL. They have made their mark [...]
On May 18, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) posted its semiannual update regarding the Bureau’s rulemaking agenda. The Spring 2016 agenda contains an overview and timetable for the CFPB’s current initiatives. We have provided an overview of the most significant initiatives below. Arbitration Agreements The Bureau issued a Notice of Proposed [...]
Sadly, this is a trend that we have been seeing happen more and more as the private lending profession continues to grow. We receive phone calls and emails from members and consumers throughout each week with horror stories of fraudulent activity happening that has their information stamped all over it. It kills me. Very honestly, [...]
The SEC proposed a rule under Section 955 of the Dodd-Frank Act requiring companies to disclose whether employees and board members are permitted to hedge against declines in company's stock - including stock granted as part of compensation. Under the proposal, publicly held companies would be required to make the disclosures on their proxy statements [...]
All members of the American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) voluntarily agree to follow the AAPL Code of Ethics. This Code isn't meant to restrict; it's meant to encourage the right kind of action at the right time. But deciding whether or how to enforce violations of our Code requires careful deliberation-and deciding what makes [...]
A lot of talk around meetings and conferences is how to start and engage conversations with attendees, exhibitors, and speakers. But what should exhibitors do if they know the conversation with a visitor needs to wrap up? A new report looks at techniques to disengage. I'm sure we've all been at social gatherings, whether [...]
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