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Agribusiness Congress East Africa Returns to Kampala in November as a Full Expo, Reflecting the Burgeoning Agri Industry
Leading regional farming event Agribusiness Congress East Africa returns to Kampala from 29-30 November as a fully-fledged conference and outdoor exhibition with its move to the National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI) in Namulonge. Apart from the high-level conference with high-level... - September 27, 2017 - Agribusiness Congress East Africa
Unison Survey Reveals 4 in 10 Americans Find Saving for a Down Payment the Biggest Financial Barrier to Home Ownership
Although 77 Percent Agree Buying a Home is a Good Financial Decision, Data Shows Why Many Do Not Follow Through. - September 25, 2017 - Unison Home Ownership Investors
Thompson-DeWitt Financial Group's New York Advisory Office Jumps Into the Asset-Based Lending Arena
Thompson-DeWitt to add full suite of asset-based funding options to its diverse portfolio of commercial finance options. - September 23, 2017 - Thompson DeWitt Financial Group
Thompson-DeWitt Financial Opens $50,000,000 Mezz Fund for Caribbean Hotel & Resort Properties Impacted by the 2017 Hurricane Season
Thompson-DeWitt's Caribbean Based Hospitality Divison Creates Capital Fund to Assist Hotel & Resort Owners in Rebuilding After the Recent Devastation Across the Region. - September 23, 2017 - Thompson DeWitt Financial Group
Prospect Financial Group, Inc. Celebrates Their 11th Year as a Leading Mortgage Provider
Prospect Financial Group is honored to announce its eleventh year as a leading mortgage provider. Having opened the doors in 2006, Prospect Financial Group continues to thrive in an ever-changing industry. Founder and President, Jason Vondrak is committed to a vision in which all homeowners would... - September 21, 2017 - Prospect Home Finance
Prospect Financial Group, Inc. Launches Internship Program to Offer Experience in Marketing
Prospect Financial Group, Inc., a leader in the mortgage refinance industry, is excited to announce the launching of their internship program. Prospect Financial Group’s internship program provides the opportunity for interns to learn how to write blogs, social media content, and press... - September 21, 2017 - Prospect Home Finance
Fountainhead Commercial Capital Speeds Commercial Real Estate Loan Approvals Using AI
New Pronto system approves commercial real estate loan applications within two hours. - September 21, 2017 - Fountainhead Commercial Capital
Alumni, Kevin and Lisa Crichton Pledge a Generous Donation to Rowan University for New Roher College of Business
Alumni, Kevin Alexander Crichton along with wife, Lisa Renee Williams Crichton were honored by Rowan University for their vital support and generous pledge which will in part, helped fund the new four-story, 98,300 square-foot academic building dedicated solely to the business school that will... - September 18, 2017 - E Mortgage Management
Thompson DeWitt Financial Announces the Launch of Thompson-Dewitt Capital Advisors in NYC
T-D Financial Group announces the September 2017 opening of its New York Headquarters. - September 15, 2017 - Thompson DeWitt Financial Group
Trinity Street Capital Partners Announces the Origination of a High Leverage, Non-Recourse, Hotel Loan and Preferred Equity Investment
Trinity Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a full service real estate investment bank, announces the origination of a $37MM first mortgage and $9MM of preferred equity on a portfolio of limited service hotels in Dallas, TX. - September 12, 2017 - Trinity Street Capital Partners
American Receivable Corporation - Special Rates for Houston
American Receivable Corporation is now offering special rates for Houston. American Receivable is Texas Proud and is currently offering special rates to businesses in Houston needing capital to recover from Hurricane Harvey. While there is so much that still needs to be done, some of these... - September 05, 2017 - American Receivable Corporation
Maxx Builders Announces Groundbreaking for Home2Suites by Hilton
Maxx Builders announces the groundbreaking of 100 unit Home2Suites in Richmond, TX. - September 04, 2017 - Maxx Builders
Castle Placement Named Exclusive Placement Agent for $5 Million Raise for Stashbox
Stashbox, a specialty provider of financial services to underbanked consumers, announced today that it has engaged Castle Placement as its exclusive placement agent to raise $5 million of equity for marketing, cash kiosk expansion, strategic alliances, and staffing. Stashbox provides a new and... - September 02, 2017 - Castle Placement
Bay Mountain Capital Introduces Extended Term Rental Property Financing
Bay Mountain Capital, a direct lender providing short term financing to real estate investors since 2008, is expanding its product line to include extended term financing for rental properties. Dean Lontos, Bay Mountain managing partner explained, “We are addressing a growing need in the... - August 31, 2017 - Bay Mountain Capital
UWI’s Medini Wins Global Sustainable and Smart City Awards
Dubai-based United World Infrastructure’s flagship project, Medini, an integrated urban township development built to accommodate over 400,000 residents in the Iskandar region of Malaysia, has won two acclaimed awards for its commitment to sustainability and smart infrastructure. Medini was... - August 31, 2017 - United World Infrastructure
Maxx Builders Named to 2017 Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies
Maxx Builders Ranks No. 1,800 on the 2017 Inc. 5000 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 215% - August 28, 2017 - Maxx Builders
Omanye Limited Launches Omanye Globile – A Telecommunication Service
Omanye Globile enables people to save over 80% on International calls from anywhere in the world and offers phone numbers from over 35 countries. - August 23, 2017 - Omanye Limited
Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty Earns National Award for Real Estate Industry Innovation
Takes Home Silver Award in Nationwide Competition - August 19, 2017 - Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty
Private Bank of Buckhead & Decatur Adds Shanita Hall as New Treasury Management Officer
Private Bank of Buckhead, a division of National Bank of Commerce, which also includes Private Bank of Decatur and PrivatePlus Mortgage, has named Shanita Hall, CTP, as Vice President and Treasury Management Sales Officer. www.PrivateBankOfBuckhead.com - August 17, 2017 - Private Bank of Buckhead
First Service Credit Union Plans Special Events for City of Katy’s Waffle Week Aug. 21-25
Free, fresh-made waffles will be delivered to educators and first responders - August 16, 2017 - First Service Credit Union
United Capital Partners Funds an Early Stage Customer Through a Master Lease Line of Credit
Early Stage radiopharmaceutical company is funded through a master lease line of credit to fund technology equipment for their USA office. - August 15, 2017 - United Capital Partners
United Capital Partners Successfully Source Approval for $1.1MM Sale Lease Back for Biotechnology Entity
An internationally based customer in need of liquidity to fund USA operations uses assets at USA location to approve a $1.1MM sale lease back facility. - August 15, 2017 - United Capital Partners
PrivatePlus Mortgage Continues Growth with Addition of Austin Gilliam
Austin Gilliam joins Atlanta-based national mortgage organization PrivatePlus as a Home Loan Specialist. www.PrivatePlusMortgage.com - August 15, 2017 - PrivatePlus Mortgage
PrivatePlus Mortgage Continues Growth with Addition of Craig Burnham
Craig Burnham joins Atlanta-based national mortgage organization PrivatePlus as a Home Loan Specialist. www.PrivatePlusMortgage.com - August 15, 2017 - PrivatePlus Mortgage
United Capital Partners Successfully Places $3MM Formula Based Line of Credit on Monthly Recurring Revenue
Software-as-a-service (SaaS) customer closes on a $3MM formula based revolving line of credit on monthly recurring revenue. The LOC will take out convertible debt and provide growth capital to support increased demand for customers technology platform. - August 15, 2017 - United Capital Partners
Richard Shelor Joins Atlanta-Based National Mortgage Organization, PrivatePlus
PrivatePlus Mortgage, a division of National Bank of Commerce, has named Richard Shelor a Mortgage Banker. www.PrivatePlusMortgage.com - August 11, 2017 - PrivatePlus Mortgage
One Park Financial Partners Up with the United Way for a Year-Round Campaign
One Park Financial will engage in a yearlong campaign to fulfill The United Way’s vision of building a community by bringing hearts, minds and resources together. - August 10, 2017 - One Park Financial
TMB Tax Services, LLC Now Offering Business Finance Suite
TMB Tax Services, LLC of Stephens City, Virginia is now offering a unique business funding system known as the Business Finance Suite. This premier service is a new product added to the company’s current service portfolio of: individual and corporate tax preparation, small business... - August 09, 2017 - TMB Tax & Financial Services Benefit Corporation
SAFE Federal Credit Union Hits Record $79.4 Million in Auto Loan Campaign
SAFE Federal Credit Union set an auto loan record of $79.4 million during its spring 2017 “Driving You Forward” promotion, generating more than 3,000 loans and adding nearly 2,000 new members. An impressive $50 million of the total loan volume was in the form of indirect (auto... - August 03, 2017 - SAFE Federal Credit Union
Real Estate Lender Zeus CrowdFunding More Than Doubles Its U.S. Service Area
Zeus CrowdFunding, the fastest real estate crowdfunding site in America, will now provide fast funding to more of America than ever before. The company more than doubled its service area this month, expanding to eight new states as well as Washington, D.C. The full list of territories in which... - August 02, 2017 - Zeus CrowdFunding
Zakiyyah Logan Joins PrivatePlus Mortgage
Zakiyyah Logan joins Atlanta-based national mortgage organization as Processing Manager. www.PrivatePlusMortgage.com - August 01, 2017 - PrivatePlus Mortgage
Sciullo Joins Mars Bank
Wendy Sciullo joined Mars Bank as Assistant Vice President, Manager, Penn Township Banking Center. Ms. Sciullo has 15 years of experience in the financial industry. She will serve customers in the Butler area focusing on consumer and small business relationships. “Wendy brings expertise as a... - August 01, 2017 - Mars Bank
Castle Placement Named Exclusive Placement Agent for $25 Million Raise for Visionary Vehicles
Visionary Vehicles, Inc. (“Visionary”) announced today that it has engaged Castle Placement as its exclusive placement agent to raise $25 million of equity. Proceeds will be used by Visionary primarily to fund product development and for preparation of the launch of the Bricklin 3EV, an... - July 30, 2017 - Castle Placement
One Park Financial Makes Top 100 Best Companies List
One Park Financial is crowned for the second time this year as a Best Company to Work - July 28, 2017 - One Park Financial
Castle Placement Named Exclusive Placement Agent for $65 Million Raise for Energy Producers
Energy Producers, Inc. (EPI) announced today that it has engaged Castle Placement as its exclusive placement agent to raise $65 million of capital to lease 8,000 acres in Crockett County, TX (Midlin Basin) for oil and gas drilling and development. This opportunity represents the largest estimated... - July 28, 2017 - Castle Placement
FinTech Payments Corp Selected for Startup Pitch at Money20/20
FinTech Payments Corp was chosen from Hundreds of Applicants as One of the Most Innovative and Relevant Startups in FinTech. The company, which has a patent-pending software to upgrade payments processing using data analytics and machine learning, will appear on stage as one of an elite group selected to present at the prestigious conference, which is attended by over 11,000 people in October. - July 27, 2017 - FinTech Payments Corp
DRI Fund ("DRI") Announces Success of Loan Origination Program Focused on Providing Financing to Underserved Communities
DRI Fund provides direct financing to those most in need through its affordable housing initiatives in low and moderate income areas. - July 27, 2017 - DRI Fund
Fountainhead Commercial Capital Finances Over $25 Million in Commercial Real Estate in Second Quarter of 2017
Nonbank commercial lender finances over $43 million in first half of 2017. - July 27, 2017 - Fountainhead Commercial Capital
SAFE Federal Credit Union Names Three Assistant VPs to Oversee Branches
Three AVPs have been named to oversee SAFE FCU's 19 branches. - July 26, 2017 - SAFE Federal Credit Union
Melissa Miller Joins PrivatePlus Mortgage
PrivatePlus Mortgage, a division of National Bank of Commerce, has named Melissa Miller a Loan Officer Assistant. She's part of the team opening PrivatePlus' new North Atlanta office in Alpharetta. - July 25, 2017 - PrivatePlus Mortgage
Patrick Quinn Joins Atlanta-Based National Mortgage Organization, PrivatePlus
Patrick Quinn joins Atlanta-based PrivatePlus Mortgage, spearheading a new North Atlanta office. - July 24, 2017 - PrivatePlus Mortgage
Hospitality Funding Advises Newark Hotel Acquisition
Hospitality Funding raised funding for the SpringHill Suites by Waramaug LS Hotels. - July 22, 2017 - Hospitality Funding
Serve First Solutions VP to Speak at the 2017 American Dental Association Management Conference in Chicago, July 24th
Ryan Kosarek, VP of Serve First Solutions, will be a featured speaker at the American Dental Association Management Week Conference. He will present, “The Significance of Payment Services and Solutions in the Dental Industry.” Management Conference Week is a unique opportunity for... - July 21, 2017 - Serve First Solutions
Serve First Solutions Announces Partnership with iCoreConnect
Serve First Solutions is excited to announce its partnership with iCoreConnect, a national provider of comprehensive secure communications and Practice Management Solutions for the healthcare community. iCoreConnect offers dentists and other healthcare professionals the use of a HIPAA compliant... - July 21, 2017 - Serve First Solutions
WeCompete Lenders Partners with Mercury Advance LLC to Empower More Merchants
WeCompete Lenders this week announced a broad partnership with Mercury Advance LLC. The new partnership is expected to spark better funding options and innovating business products to merchants. “This week’s announcements for WeCompete Lenders is another solid step to build on our... - July 21, 2017 - WeCompete Lenders
ONE Park Financial Opens Second Location in Coconut Grove
One Park Financial, a leader in providing capital to small and mid-sized businesses, has announced the opening of their second location in Coconut Grove. One Park Financial has been offering businesses a hassle-free and extremely efficient process of securing business capital without the headache... - July 19, 2017 - One Park Financial
Castle Placement Named Exclusive Placement Agent for $21 Million Raise for APIAM Technologies
APIAM Technologies, Inc. (APIAM) announced today that it has engaged Castle Placement as its exclusive placement agent to raise $21 million of capital to complete R&D, launch the product, secure supplier purchase orders and fund transaction expenses. APIAM is a cutting-edge cargo tracking... - July 19, 2017 - Castle Placement
Castle Placement Named Exclusive Placement Agent for $25 Million Raise for CarFund
CarFund announced today that it has engaged Castle Placement as its exclusive placement agent to raise $25 million of capital. The proceeds will be used to launch CarFund’s unique online auto dealership, and fund vehicle inventory. Based in New York and Los Angeles, CarFund will use its... - July 19, 2017 - Castle Placement
Castle Placement Named Exclusive Placement Agent for $4 Million Raise for TruckPay
Truckpay announced today that it has engaged Castle Placement as its exclusive placement agent to raise $4 million of equity to support continued product development, staffing, sales and marketing. TruckPay is a niche enterprise software solution that efficiently manages the logistics of and... - July 19, 2017 - Castle Placement
eCU Mortgage Names Candace Jones to Key Business Development Position
Mortgage industry veteran joins First Service's eCU Mortgage. - July 19, 2017 - First Service Credit Union