This article was updated 7.1.25 to reflect a business name change. Our August Member Spotlight shines on Jennifer Young, Partner, Corporate & Securities at Fortra Law (formally Geraci, LLP)! Jennifer Young holds many titles: AAPL friend and long-time member, dog rescuer, Partner, Corporate & Securities at Fortra Law (AAPL’s General Counsel), and helper! “Helping people” [...]
This article was updated 7.1.25 to reflect a business name change. On April 23rd 2024, members of the American Association of Private Lenders wrote to Assemblymember Kate Sanchez regarding the challenges posed by a recent court ruling affecting loan modification laws in California. The letter addressed the ambiguity in usury exemptions for loans arranged by [...]
This article was updated 7.1.25 to reflect a business name change. More than a year after proposing an expansion to its definition of “accredited investor,” the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published its final ruling on the matter. This represents the first meaningful modification of the definition since its inception in 1982, when it [...]
This article was updated [date] to reflect a business name change. AAPL and Fortra Law (formally Geraci LLP) support many of the changes. On Dec. 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed modifications in its rules to modernize the definition of “accredited investor.” Accredited investor status is significant because it enables individuals and [...]
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3rd Place – 1 year AAPL Individual Membership