Member Meetings
Member Meetings
We welcome everyone who believes they may qualify as either a Regular or Affiliate member of APLA to come to a Member Meeting (at no charge) to see if you think APLA would be a good fit and value for you. Regular Member Meetings are held bi-monthly, typically on the fourth Tuesday of the month from 10:00 AM to Noon.
Parking validation will be available courtesy of Fidelity National Title.
APLA Meetings Schedule
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- Sunday, March 24th
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- Tuesday, May 28th
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- Tuesday, July 30th
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- Tuesday, September 24th
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- Tuesday, November 19th
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- Tuesday, March 28th
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- Tuesday, May 30th
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- Tuesday, July 25th
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- Tuesday, September 26th
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- Tuesday, November 28th (tentative)
- Tuesday, March 28th
- Tuesday, March 22nd
- Tuesday, May 24th
- Tuesday, July 26th
- Tuesday, September 27th
- Tuesday, November 15th
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Jan 26, 2021 PPP Forgiveness Matt Petroski – Armanino LLP
- Feb 23, 2021 Force Majeure Anthony Geraci and Darlene Hernandez – Geraci Law LLP
- April 27, 2021 Insurance for Lenders Alanna Cortillo and Andrew Jarousse – Risk Placement Services
- June 22, 2021 DIP Financing in Bankruptcy Adam Nach – Lane & Nach
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Jan 28, 2020 Real Estate Development Update Mark Stapp – Arizona State University Annual member meeting
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Feb 25, 2020 Property Tax Liens Mark Manoil – Manoil Kime PLC
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June 23, 2020 Covid Impact on Lending Mitch Medigovich – Consultant
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Aug 25, 2020 Time-Barred Debt Kim Quam – ZBS Law, LLP
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Oct 27, 2020 Real Estate Market Update Beth Jo Zeitzer – R.O.I. Properties
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June 26, 2019
Legislative Matters and Trustee’s Sales
Mitch Medigovich – Consultant
Joint meeting with the Arizona Trustee Association -
Aug 27, 2019
Arizona’s Adoption of the Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act
Beth Jo Zeitzer and Josephine Giordano – R.O.I Properties and Adam Nach – Lane & Nach -
Oct 22, 2019
Commercial Real Estate Market Update
Pete TeKampe – Marcus Millichap
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Jan 26, 2021
PPP Forgiveness
Matt Petroski – Armanino LLP -
Feb 23, 2021
Force Majeure
Anthony Geraci and Darlene Hernandez – Geraci Law LLP -
April 27, 2021
Insurance for Lenders
Alanna Cortillo and Andrew Jarousse – Risk Placement Services -
June 22, 2021
DIP Financing in Bankruptcy
Adam Nach – Lane & Nach
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Jan 28, 2020
Real Estate Development Update
Mark Stapp – Arizona State University
Annual member meeting -
Feb 25, 2020
Property Tax Liens
Mark Manoil – Manoil Kime PLC -
June 23, 2020
Covid Impact on Lending
Mitch Medigovich – Consultant -
Aug 25, 2020
Time-Barred Debt
Kim Quam – ZBS Law, LLP -
Oct 27, 2020
Real Estate Market Update
Beth Jo Zeitzer – R.O.I. Properties
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June 26, 2019
Legislative Matters and Trustee’s Sales
Mitch Medigovich – Consultant
Joint meeting with the Arizona Trustee Association -
Aug 27, 2019
Arizona’s Adoption of the Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act
Beth Jo Zeitzer and Josephine Giordano – R.O.I Properties and Adam Nach – Lane & Nach -
Oct 22, 2019
Commercial Real Estate Market Update
Pete TeKampe – Marcus Millichap
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Jan 24, 2017
Annual Meeting and Election for Board of Directors
Keynote Speaker: Greg Vogel, Founder & CEO of Land Advisors Organization -
Feb 28, 2017
Update on HMDA and Other New Federal Regulation
Keynote Speaker: Mitch Medigovich
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January 26, 2016
Annual Meeting and Election for Board of Directors
Keynote Topic: Update and discussion of proposed bill SB 1006 and how this may impact our industry. Keynote Speaker: Scott Ferguson -
Feb 23, 2016
Phoenix Rising: Is the Real Estate Market Heating Up or Cooling Off?
Keynote Speaker: Beth Jo Zeitzer, President/Designated Broker for R.O.I. Properties -
Apr 26, 2016
WAR STORIES: Learning from our Past to secure a brighter Tomorrow
Keynote Panel Discussion: Byron Allen (American Life Savings Ins. Co.), Jack Hilton (Hilton Financial Corporation), Geoff Ball (Applewood Funding, Inc), Rob Leonard (Colonial Capital, LLC). Moderated by: Mark Speno (Kenwood Mortgage). -
June 28, 2016
Making Lenders Smarter: How to use GIS (i.e. Maps) in Real Estate Analysis & Loan Underwriting
Keynote Speaker: Paul Johnson, MAI, CRE. Paul G. Johnson Company, Inc. – www.paulgjohnson.com -
Aug 23, 2016
**REGULAR MEETING CANCELLED**
APLA is co-sponsoring a Responsible Individual Continiung Education Workshop in lieu of the August meeting.
Workshop put on by APLA’s very own Mitch Medigovich. All “Responsible Individuals” will receive 4 hours of continuing education credit approved by the Department of Financial Institutions. Sorry, this is not NMLS approved.
Special Guest Speaker
Attorney David Knapper will speak about recent litigation between lenders and borrowers – consumer and non-consumer. You will learn about strategic defenses and arguments to borrower allegations as well as determining when to settle and when to fight!
What you will learn
How to define a non-consumer transaction
Small Business Lending and the impact of the Dodd Frank Act on your business model
How to identify a consumer transaction that is hiding behind a business loan request
Construction Loans and required disclosures
Bridge Loans and the impact of extending a construction loan past the maturity date
Who should attend?
All loan originators – there has been an increase in the number of private money loans made by loan officers that have resulted in litigation! Loan Processors – are you collecting the correct documents?
Loan Underwriters – are you aware of recent changes in compliance requirements?
Responsible Individuals – Learn how to protect yourself and your business!
When: August 19, 2016. 9am – 1pm (refreshments served)
Location: 4222 E. Thomas Rd, 4th Floor (park on the roof)
Cost: $49 APLA Members / $69 Non-APLA Members if paid prior to August 10
To Register: Email you Name, Company Name & NMLS ID to mitch.medigovich@gmail.com or call Mitch at (602) 510-4568.
Advanced registration required. Please send your registration fee to APLA c/o Mitchel Medigovich Po Box 2986, Prescott, AZ 86302 -
October 25, 2016
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE UPDATE
Keynote Speaker: Craig Copolla, Lee & Associates
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Jan 27, 2015
Annual Meeting and Election for Board of Directors
Keynote Topic: How our business model has changed in the past few years and how it might change in the coming years with more technology and competition from alternate sources of funds that we don’t think about today.
Keynote Speaker: Mitch Medigovich, mortgage compliance and risk mitigation consultant. Mitch is a national and international banking consultant with emphasis on capacity building, development of lending operations, compliance, loss mitigation, loan processing systems and procedures. -
Feb 24, 2015
Multi-Family Housing Market Update.
Speakers: Pete TeKampe, with Marcus & Millichap. -
Apr 28, 2015
Lessions Learned from Mortgages Limited and the Next Generation of Private Lending.
Speakers: Mark Winkelman with ML Manager, LLC, successor to Mortgages Ltd. -
June 23, 2015
APLA/TMA Meeting – “State of Lending” Panel and Networking
Speakers: Co-hosting a lending panel and networking event together with the AZ Turnaround Management Association (TMA). -
Aug 25, 2015
Goal Setting and Production Strategies for Today’s L.O.
Speakers: William “Billy A” Anastopoulos with Gold Coast Mortgage. -
Oct 27, 2015
Boom and Bust- Deja Vu All Over Again?
Speakers: Adam Nach, Board certified bankruptcy law specialist attorney.
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Jan 28, 2014
Annual Meeting and Elections for Board of Directors
Keynote Topic: A Risk Management Approach to Social Media
Speakers: Maurine Karabatsos with Empire West Title Agency and Ashley T. Kasarjian, a labor & employment attorney with Snell & Wilmer -
Apr 22, 2014
Speakers
Felicia Rotelini, former Superintendent of the AZ Department of Financial Institutions and current candidate for Arizona Attorney General. -
Jun 24, 2014
Construction Loan Risk & Management
Speakers: Gary Soultanian, Owner of Arizona Construction Management. -
Aug 26, 2014
An update on the Phoenix commercial and residential real estate markets
Speakers: Beth Jo Zeitzer, President/Designated Broker of ROI Properties. Beth Jo is an expert on the Phoenix real estate market and provides a monthly newsletter with informative charts and graphs for both the commercial and residential Phoenix area real estate markets. -
Oct 28, 2014
Everything You Need to Know About Audits: How bankers/brokers can prepare state audits, including tips, tricks, things to watch out for, etc.
Speakers: Dorothy Dumnich, Owner of Dorothy Dumnich Consulting. Ms. Dumnich is a 25+ year veteran in mortgage lending regulations & compliance. She is a former DFI examiner and is the most sought after consultant for compliance related issues in Arizona.
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Jan 22, 2013
The Dodd Frank Act & Its Impact on Real Estate Transactions
Mitchel “Mitch” Medigovich, Institute of Mortgage and Real Estate Education Inc. -
Feb 26, 2013
The 3rd Annual Discussion of Lenders’ Lessons Learned from the school of hard knocks.
A panel and group-wide discussion of our noteworthy successes and failures and what they have taught us. -
Apr 17, 2013
Special Training and Networking Event
High Cost and Hard Money Lending Post Dodd Frank. -
Jun 25, 2013
Discussion of the Advantages and Challenges of Using Regulation D Under the Securities Act of 1933 to Raise Capital from Investors:
Charles “Chuck” Kranz, attorney at law -
Aug 27, 2013
Construction inspections and Controlled Disbursements
Speaker: Netta Manies & Sean Hughes w/ Safe Harbor / Stewart Title – Arizona
PROBLEM SOLVING ROUNDTABLE. Topics including:
Implications of requirements for MLO licenses
Appraisals
Alternative property valuation tools
Due diligence reports (e.g. surveys, engineering reports, Phase I reports, etc.)
Account Servicing
Escrow services
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Oct 22, 2013
GUEST SPEAKER LINE-UP:
Larry Muck, Executive Director of The American Association of Private Lenders
TOPIC: An introduction of the AAPL to our group and sharing the many exciting things their association can provide to complement our association.
Hadden Schifman, Co-Founder of Vizzda
TOPIC: An introduction to the commercial real estate market data services available from Vizzda.
Beth Jo Zeitzer, CEO of ROI Properties and APLA Board Member
TOPIC: The Real State of the Greater Phoenix commercial and residential real estate markets.
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Jan 24, 2012
The Dodd-Frank Act and its impact on private money lending
Mitch Medigovich, Institute of Mortgage and Real Estate Education, Inc. -
Feb 28, 2012
Latest developments and trends in the Phoenix commercial and residential real estate markets
Beth Jo Zeitzer, ROI Properties -
Apr 24, 2012
Banking is Back
A panel discussion with local bankers discussing the current state of bank lending on Arizona real estate. -
Aug 28, 2012
Upcoming Elections, Local Politics & Hot Legislative Topics
Paul Hickman, President of the Arizona Bankers Association -
Oct 23, 2012
Got Recovery? Learn innovative collection strategies through receivership and deficiency actions.
Adam Nach, Board certified bankruptcy law specialist attorney
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Jan 25, 2011
Annual Meeting: Finding Assets using Private Investigators and Attorneys
Panelists:
Guy White: Baron Research, owner of a private investigation firm and facilitator of asset collection.
Jeffrey Craven and Gary Smith: Smith & Craven, PLLC, law firm specializing in RE transactions, litigation, bankruptcy and collection. -
Feb 22, 2011
Compliance and Self Preservation
A panel discussion with Mitch Medigovich, Gary Smith, Esq. and Jeff Craven, Esq. covering:
Implications of requirements for MLO licenses
Updates on the Dodd Frank Financial Reform Act and its impact on our industry
Recommendations for loan document terms to protect the investor
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Apr 26, 2011
Property Tax Valuation Appeals
Speaker: Jeff Nolan, CMI, Director of Property Tax at Thomson Reuters
Member Expert: Henry Diehl, member of State Board of Equalization. -
June 28, 2011
Commercial Real Estate Market: Current Trends and Developments
Speaker: Mindy Korth, CB Richard Ellis -
Aug 23, 2011
Round-table Discussion: Lenders’ Lessons Learned from the school of hard knocks
What have you experienced that you never would have dreamed would happen? Or what are you doing now that you didn’t used to do? As we each share things we’ve learned, we’re guaranteed to walk away with one or more “a ha’s” and insights we didn’t have when we started the meeting. -
Oct 25, 2011
Multi-Family Housing Market Update
Pete TeKampe with Marcus & Millichap
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Apr 27, 2010
What we have learned that works and doesn’t work from a good loan gone bad
A panel discussion on experiences with deficiency Judgments, UCC/Security Agreements, asset investigation, & more. -
Jun 22, 2010
All About Property Taxes
A panel discussion on experiences with property tax disputes, reassessments, etc. Sharing of actual experiences and strategies that work. Bring your questions. -
Aug 24, 2010
Mortgage Fraud
We will have an FBI Agent from the FBI’s mortgage fraud department share with us statistics, stories key indicators to look for and steps we can take to avoid becoming victims of mortgage fraud. -
Oct 26, 2010
Bankruptcies and Cram-Downs
Actual cases, things learned & strategies to use.
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Oct 27, 2009
Raising Securities Law Compliant Funds for Private Money Loans -
Jan 26, 2009
Using IRA Money to Invest in Private Money Loans