It’s not just lenders and investors who benefit By Brew Johnson, CEO and Co-Founder, PeerStreet Historically, private lenders thrived by having strong relationships with local borrowers and the ability to fill a niche within the broader lending market. By choosing to operate in a space where traditional lenders couldn’t or wouldn’t compete, these private lenders [...]
Having a robust, diversified and scalable capital structure is paramount for all financial firms. This includes large commercial and investment banks as well as private lenders. This means private lenders would have multiple sources of funding. The type of capital varies but generally it could include an equity component (common and preferred) and several forms [...]
Most civil judgments and many tax liens won’t show up on borrowers’ credit reports A significant change has taken effect in how Americans’ credit reports are compiled, but it’s not clear yet exactly what impact the new policy will have on private lenders and their clients. On July 1, the three-national credit-reporting agencies – Equifax, [...]
The global financial crisis of 2008/2009 brought about tremendous change in the world insofar as the banking and financial services sectors were concerned. As most economies around the world struggled, the global monetary policy response was to maintain interest rates as low as possible. This allowed businesses to borrow at low rates in order to [...]
Do you know your organization’s local, regional and national market share? Accurate volume data about the private lending market can be hard to come by. Yet it’s critical to know the size of your market if you want to raise capital, measure success or grow your business. A desire to better understand our position in [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Article written by: Josh Manier with NuWire Investor If you want attractive yields utilizing a self-directed retirement account, but have little time to find alternative investments, then investing in loans backed by real estate could be a reasonable choice. One of the simplest and most straight forward alternative investments that exists today is funding a private [...]
Kansas City, Missouri - The American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) and Professional Real Estate Investors and Managers Alliance (PREIMA) announced today that Kansas City Investors Funding, LLC will serve as the title sponsor of the 2014 Got Money? Need Money? Conference, which is set to take place April 29-30, 2014 in Kansas City, Missouri. [...]
There is much that is new in this New Year. The new Executive Director of the American Association of Private Lenders, Matt Benson, is working on a major initiative to bring together private lenders and real estate investors. Working in conjunction with the Professional Real Estate Investors and Managers Alliance (PREIMA), AAPL will co-host “Got [...]
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