It has been about a month since I officially started with United Structured Finance and it has been a great start. I have now moved into my permanent office and have several deals under my belt . With each day that passes I am getting more and more comfortable with the unique niche in the market that we serve. Since I began we have turned around a bankruptcy acquisition in 15 business days; done a business acquisition bridge loan to allow traditional financing to get in place; we have made several proposals for interim construction financing where a lead bank will take us out once construction is complete; we have taken several commitments over for banks whose capital position or underwriting criteria didn't allow them to fund; and we have done several 7a and 504 loans. In fact, through the 3rd quarter of 2008 we are the 9th largest SBA lender in dollars in the state!

The depth of knowledge and resources at our disposal make us a unique, creative, and fast small business lender. I look forward to working with my existing customers and contacts and developing new ones as we continue to grow throughout the region.