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PentAlpha Group LLC provides investment advice. Its services include corporate strategy, capital markets services, distressed situation optimization and litigation support. The firm also offers real estate products and asset-backed products. The company was founded by James Callahan in 1994 and is headquartered in Greenwich, CT.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Alternative Dispute Resolution is a minority-owned business that provides legal services. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Theodore, AL.

Zeldes Needle & Cooper PC engages in the provision of legal service to a diverse clientele. It offers commercial litigation; workouts, reorganization and bankruptcy, and condominium and community association representation. The company was founded by Jacob Zeldes, Charles Needle, and Robert Patrick Cooper in 1971 and is headquartered in Bridgeport, CT.

OpHedge Investment Services LLC provides investment consulting services. The company was founded on October 21, 2004 and is headquartered in Scarsdale, NY.

Anchor Loans, Inc. offers lending services. It provide new constructions, bridge, fix and flip loans.The company was founded by Steve Pollack and Jeff Lipton in 1998 and is headquartered in Calabasas, CA.

Icon’s business objective is to lead the mortgage industry with motivated, streamlined processes that leverage existing relationships while maintaining profitable, sustainable and controlled growth. The company focuses on building a lending entity with the best service levels and customer experiences, supported by competitive pricing and products. Icon strategy continually develops and implements unique synergies and competencies to build profitability and keep costs low. The company strives to make the loan process one of the easiest in the business. It creates client relationships of enduring value using high-touch personalized client service. Furthermore, the company provides highly competitive loan programs that strongly communicates to clients that it is here to offer a unique partnership that will allow their clients to achieve the best execution with exceptional customer service. Icon’s Risk Management focuses on execution, efficiencies, cost controls and exit strategy. The company begins with the end in mind, and doing business in a new way, implementing unique strategies that capitalize on the evolution of the mortgage industry. Competitive loan programs are necessity to retain market attention. Competitive pricing and loan programs focused on the needs of the clients is a key to long-term success. The ability to respond promptly to the market changes and client request/input is crucial. Icon strives to be on the pinnacle of change. It is proactive versus reactive. It studies current value drivers closely, anticipates change and transforms the operating models and business architectures accordingly. It believes that today’s innovative lender must have the capability to transform business performance by increasing the value of the customer franchise, by lowering operating costs and increasing customer loyalty through competitive pricing supported by exceptional customer service standards. By designing flexible business arrangements, Icon has positioned itself for the future. It builds relationships based on value added services to the client with technology, reporting capabilities, production and execution. At Icon, the focus is on building a relationship driven business, not a transaction driven business. The company is committed to building long lasting partnerships with direct customers, vendors, and investors. Building strong relationships is the key to Icon’s success. With fresh, forward thinking, individually centric, ultimately unique customer experiences, Icon will become the best example of lending in the mortgage banking industry.

1st Franklin Financial Corp. provides financial solutions. The firm offers personal, real estate and premier loans, debt consolidation, retail sales financing services. The company was founded by Ben F. Cheek, Jr. in 1941 and is headquartered in Toccoa, GA.

Part of MVRE LLC, Anchor Loans LP is a private company that provides fix and flip lending services. The company is based in Thousand Oaks, CA. The company was founded in 1998 by Stephen Pollack. Rayman K. Mathoda has been the CEO of the company since 2023. Anchor Loans was acquired by Pretium Partners LLC on November 02, 2021.

Part of MVRE LLC, New Diligence Advisors LLC is a private company that provides due diligence and advisory services. The company is based in Horsham, PA.

Connecticut Bar Association, Inc. provides legal services. The private company is based in Connecticut.