The National Private Lenders Association (NPLA) recently hosted a member meeting featuring Jack Kahan and Daniel Hall of KBRA. KBRA is a global full-service credit rating agency and a nationally recognized statistical rating organization that provides ratings and research across structured finance and other credit markets. The discussion focused on how rating agencies are currently […]
The National Private Lenders Association (NPLA) announced the launch of the NPLA Private Lending Academy and Certified Broker Course, a new training and certification platform designed to strengthen broker standards, improve execution quality, and support long-term professionalism in business-purpose real estate lending. “Brokers sit at the center of execution in private lending. The Certified Broker […]
The NPLA Advisory Council has aligned on a focused set of 2026 initiatives to strengthen the private lending industry through clearer standards, improved market intelligence, increased member engagement, and a stronger public presence. These priorities are designed to elevate industry credibility, improve data consistency across market participants, and deliver practical, member-facing resources that support underwriting, […]
At the January NPLA Member Meeting, private lending leaders came together for a practical conversation on capital readiness, liquidity structures, balance-sheet risk management, and preparing for 2026 as market conditions continue to normalize. Moderated by Jon Hornik, the panel brought together perspectives from across the private lending ecosystem. Participants included Ray Strum of Blue Lake, a […]
The National Private Lenders Association (NPLA) today announced the launch of the NPLA Watchlist, a searchable, members-only risk-intelligence program designed to help lenders, brokers, and service providers identify high-risk counterparties before funding. The NPLA Watchlist identifies individuals and entities that leading credit providers will not engage with—or will consider only after heightened due diligence—to protect […]
