About Us
LendingOne’s mission is to make the overall process of applying and receiving loans for real estate investors quicker and more reliable by focusing on three key factors.
We Only focus on Real Estate Investors loans – It’s all we do
Real Estate
Technology
Customer Service
Why LendingOne was created
“We set out to create a lending company that was focused on the customer experience first”
In 2014, Bill Green and Matthew Neisser founded LendingOne in response to their frustrations felt towards the banks’ disinterest in providing funding for investors and the unreliability and overly expensive reality of hard money lenders. With Mr. Green’s skills and experience in creating world-class organizations, coupled with Mr. Neisser’s background in technology and finance, LendingOne was born. As a direct private real estate lender, LendingOne was created to focus on the customer first and foremost, with the overall goal of providing them with a faster and easier way to apply and receive approval for their loans so their real estate investments can grow.
Leadership
Matthew Neisser
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Neisser is the CEO and Co-Founder of LendingOne. He has scaled the platform into one of the largest and fastest-growing private lenders in the country and has worked across all facets of the firm. Mr. Neisser has focused his career in real estate and finance. He served as the Principal at a regional commercial real estate firm that handled office, industrial, retail, multi-family and land. Mr. Neisser also gained valuable experience in residential real estate and land development throughout his career. Mr. Neisser brings to LendingOne years of knowledge in technology and finance and has coupled this with his range of experiences in the real estate market from owning, selling, and leasing residential and commercial properties.
Mr. Neisser also is a member of the Young Presidents Organization, Urban Land Institute, Turnaround Management Association, Columbia Real Estate Association, and International Council of Shopping Centers. He graduated with honors from Rutgers University-New Brunswick with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and with honors from Columbia Business School with an MBA.
Jarret Freedman – Chief Financial Officer
Jarret Freedman received his Undergraduate Degree from University of Florida in 1997 and his master’s degree in business administration from University of Dallas in 1999. Previously, he served as a CFO at BH3 Management, a Commercial Real Estate Development and Investment firm with locations in Florida and New York overseeing finance, HR, and IT functions. With a background in auditing and management at firms like Ryder Systems, Inc. and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Jarret joined LendingOne in June of 2023 and oversees the Accounting, Audit, Tax, and Business Insights functions.
Jaime Arouh – VP, Capital Markets
Jaime Arouh is a University of Florida graduate with a BS in Finance, and he brings over 14 years of experience in trading, management, and origination of mortgage-backed securities and whole loans to LendingOne. He has held senior trading roles at CRT Capital Group, Lehman Brothers, and Societe Generale. In 2013, he joined FirstKey Lending as a head trader of residential loan products and later became the Managing Director.
At LendingOne, Mr. Arouh focuses on the placement of loan originations to institutional investors, financing, and establishing and maintaining strategic partnerships of the firm.
Joshua Marcus – General Counsel
Mr. Marcus serves as LendingOne’s General Counsel. Since joining LendingOne in 2015, Mr. Marcus has led the company’s legal and compliance efforts. As a member of the company’s executive management team, Mr. Marcus plays an integral role helping steer the strategic direction of the company.
Prior to joining LendingOne, Mr. Marcus practiced corporate restructuring, real estate, financial fraud, and business law with Meland Russin & Budwick, P.A. Mr. Marcus holds a B.B.A. in Finance and Business Law from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, and a J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law.
Marie Franqui – VP, Human Resources
Marie Franqui is a graduate of both Florida Atlantic University and UNC Wilmington, Marie has been a dedicated and certified HR professional for the past 16 years. She brings a vast amount of dedication and knowledge to her role, and she makes it a priority to have her HR team embedded and truly partnering with the business to achieve desired business results.
Marie Franqui joined LendingOne in 2016. Since then, Marie has led the efforts in team expansion, growing the team from a dozen to over one hundred dedicated full-time employees. She has a track record of success in working across the business at all levels, developing trust, and building effective partnerships.
Aline Sampaio – VP, Operations
Aline Sampaio brings over 20 years of experience in mortgage operations, loan fulfillment, underwriting and funding of residential loan products. Ms. Sampaio has managed various operational groups at Bank of America Home Loans, Countrywide and JP Morgan Chase before joining LendingOne in 2016. Aline has graduated with honors from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelor of Business Administration, with a major in International Business.
At LendingOne, Ms. Sampaio has led transformative growth in mortgage operations, crafting policies, defining product guidelines, and fostering successful teams. Aline oversees diverse functions, managing 40+ team members across Private Client Operations, Single-Asset Loans Operations, and the Valuations Group.
John Lynn – VP, Strategy & Execution
John Lynn is a dynamic finance and operations executive with a proven track record of spearheading transformative initiatives across a multitude of companies and diverse industries. Currently serving as the VP of Strategy and Execution for LendingOne, he brings a solid background in commercial and residential real estate finance, construction, and Private Equity/ Venture Capital that allows him to provide strategic guidance, hands-on operational improvement, and innovative technology for the company. He currently oversees Asset Management and IT departments, and also works cross departmentally on LendingOne’s most difficult and challenging projects.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Arizona State University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
