About this video In 2025, the Fund Forum series takes a comprehensive look at a perpetually shifting target for private lenders: Stability. Subject matter experts put established practices under the microscope to examine if they really support the ongoing health of your business — or if the "quick fix to [...]
About this video Private lenders are increasingly looking to funds as the solution to market volatility, but this avenue is not without risk. In response to high demand for additional resources and knowledge surrounding the complexities — and opportunities — in private lending and fund management, AAPL presents the ongoing [...]
About this video Private lenders are increasingly looking to funds as the solution to market volatility, but this avenue is not without risk. In response to high demand for additional resources and knowledge surrounding the complexities — and opportunities — in private lending and fund management, AAPL presents the ongoing [...]
About this video Private lenders are increasingly looking to funds as the solution to market volatility, but this avenue is not without risk. In response to demand for additional insight on the complexities — and opportunities — in private lending and fund management, AAPL presents the ongoing Fund Forum. One [...]
About this video You already know that better, more accurate decision-making will come from data. But what data? Your own data. At all levels of your private lending business, you generate data. But accessing, compiling, analyzing, and then finally USING that data is something even the most experienced lenders find [...]
About this video The technology available to private lenders has advanced exponentially in the past decade. The next evolution: tools that allow you to originate and underwrite better loans by leveraging industry data. There are many companies entering the space promising data analytics, predictive analytics, and artificial intelligence. Before spending [...]
About this video Private lenders are increasingly looking to funds as the solution to market volatility, but this avenue is not without risk. In response to high demand for additional resources and knowledge surrounding the complexities — and opportunities — in fund management, AAPL presents the ongoing Fund Manager Forum. [...]
About this video Amid a crucible of shrinking inventory/sales volume and soaring rates, the kindest descriptor we can give to today's lending market is "bumpy." In this continuation of the American Association of Private Lenders' educational webinar series, Michael Ramin, executive vice president at Sharestates, and Kevin Kim, partner at [...]
About this video In this continuation of the American Association of Private Lenders' educational webinar series, Michael Kirk, Vice President of Wholesale Sales at Acra Lending, joins us with an empowering presentation detailing tools to personally grow, stay focused, and find balance in the current challenging market. Michael has worked [...]
About this video In times of instability, managing change becomes the key to success. Subject matter experts from across the sector will come together in this webinar to dig into the strategies that will make sure the world inside your private lending company keeps up with changes in the world [...]
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