Your HedgeLender Stock Loan Service Team

Main Mailing Address:

HedgeLender LLC
2 Penn Center Plaza, Suite 200,
Philadelphia, PA 19102

To contact anyone on this page, please use our contact form.
Please note: To reduce spam and to ensure protection of our Affiliates, phone and fax numbers are provided only after receipt of contact form information. Response will be within 4 hours during market days.

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Daniel W. Stafford, President. Mr. Stafford is formerly of the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration in Washington, D.C., where he held responsibilities involving US trade, technology and finance outreach in the Office of Undersecretary for International Trade OPA headed first by Stuart E. Eizenstat then by David M. Aaron during his tenure. Mr. Stafford was also tasked to the Clinton White House to assist with China MFN efforts for the Executive Office of the President, and was part of several national trade policy project teams that included the National Export Strategy, the Framework for Electronic Commerce, the Emerging Markets and Digital Economy Initiatives, and NAFTA.

Prior to his work in the US government, Mr. Stafford was employed by Communications Satellite Corporation's (COMSAT) Advanced Systems Division, part of INTELSAT, where he held responsibilities for financial proposals for international satellite telecom projects for the U.S. government and governments in Asia and Latin America. Earlier, he created and edited academic research collections for what is currently the research collections arm of the Congressional Research Service. Mr. Stafford holds a Master's degree in International Relations and Business from the University of Chicago, with a major focus on Asian trade and finance. To contact Mr. Stafford, please use our contact form.

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Fred R. Wahler, Vice President. Mr. Wahler, a partner at HedgeLender, manages sales and operational oversight for HedgeLender LLC. He brings over twenty years of expertise in the fields of investment banking, retail brokerage management and sales training to his work at HedgeLender. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Wahler managed a successful investment banking consulting firm focused on corporate fundraising through institutional capital markets and strategic consulting.

In addition to a decade of retail brokerage and management experience, Mr. Wahler has also worked extensively with asset-based lending including factoring, equipment leasing and commercial real estate acquisition/development transactions involving institutions large and small.

Mr. Wahler received a B.S degree in Economics and Computer Science from Lock Haven State University in 1989. To contact Mr. Wahler, please use our contact form.

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Robert Schneiderman, Director of Operations. Mr. Schneiderman handles all operational matters for HedgeLender including documentation, transaction monitoring, and quote underwriting administration for HedgeLender. Mr. Schneiderman has an extensive background in business operations consulting earned over more than thirty years. His experience includes marketing and consulting on a a broad range of financial projects focused on development and retail product placement for a variety of public and non-public enterprises.

Over the years he has specialized in expanding customer bases, development of business-specific marketing programs, assisting with mergers and acquisitions, and establishing/maintaining communications and related operational tasks. Mr. Schneiderman has also helped develop effective marketing strategies for several large joint ventures, developing advertising-media programs and advising on the structuring of operations on a private consulting basis.

Mr. Schneiderman has a B.S. in accounting from Temple University. To contact Mr. Schneiderman, please use our contact form.

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William F. O'Shea, III, Esq., Corporate Counsel.  Mr. O'Shea's experience includes over fifteen years in the legal, financial and manufacturing industries, and includes a legal background in both litigation and transactional areas.  He has represented a broad range of clients, including individuals, financial institutions, Fortune 500 companies and major league sports teams. In addition to his work as a practicing attorney, Mr. O'Shea has acted as counsel to investment banking firms. 

Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. O'Shea worked for several years as a retail stockbroker in both Philadelphia and New York City. Mr. O'Shea received his B.A. in English from Villanova University in 1991 and his J.D. from the Villanova University School of Law in 1998. To contact Mr. O'Shea, please use our contact form.

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Michael A. Bowdoin, Director of Business Development.  Mr. Bowdoin is responsible for new business development at HedgeLender, and brings fifteen years of expertise in the fields of accounting, sales, investor relations, investment banking, finance and human capital growth to his duties.

Prior to joining HedgeLender, Mr. Bowdoin was Controller for ECI International, a holding company. He eventually transferred to Madison & Wall LLC (previously known as Continental Capital), where he became Vice President of Sales. Mr. Bowdoin then moved to the executive recruiting industry where he became Vice President of Sales for Corporate Search America. Mr Bowdoin then founded The Recherche Group, which offers both boutique lending for commercial projects and executive recruiting.

Mr. Bowdoin has a B.S. in Accounting from Florida Southern. To contact please use our contact form.

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Alan J. LaCava, Director of Sales. Mr. LaCava is HedgeLender's Director of Sales on the front lines of communications with our new clients and HedgeLender Affiliates. He oversees HedgeLender's direct sales activities and conducts final closing operations for the majority of HedgeLender loan clients and Affiliates.

Mr. LaCava brings over twenty years of expertise in the fields of investment banking, accounting, retail brokerage management and sales training. Prior to joining HedgeLender, Mr. LaCava worked with several successful investment banking consulting firms focused on corporate fundraising through institutional capital markets and strategic consulting.

In addition to a decade of retail brokerage experience, Mr. LaCava has also worked extensively with asset-based lending including factoring, equipment leasing and commercial real estate acquisition/development transactions involving institutions large and small.

Mr. LaCava received a B.S degree in Accounting and a B.A. in Finance from LaSalle University in 1988. To contact Mr. LaCava, please use our contact form.

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Mark Stevens, National Accounts Manager . Mr. Stevens' provides expert consulting in real estate investment marketing for HedgeLender. He has over 13 years in mortgage lending and over 25 total years of experience in sales, marketing, and management consulting, and is co-founder of Rein USA, a company which focuses on financing alternatives for the real estate investment community. Mr. Stevens has an extensive background in advertising and internet marketing, and has held executive positions at Key Financial Corporation and Mortgage Investors Corporation. To contact Mr. Stevens, please use our contact form.

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Joseph G. Hartshorne, Regional Manager, Achieve Program. Mr. Hartshorne manages the HedgeLender Achieve program for new Affiliates in the real estate and related industries, and acts as an additional advisor to HedgeLender for these purposes. Mr. Hartshorne has played an instrumental role in the growth of leading mortgage firm 1st Florida State Mortgage and brings to the HedgeLender Achieve program over 30 years of experience in management, insurance, real estate, finance, and broadcast communications. Mr. Hartshorne's career has take him to Metropolitan Life and Financial Services, Prudential, Bridgestone, Stockton Turner Mortgage Bankers, and Lend Select Mortgage among. His organizational, communications (print and broadcasting) and overall business acumen are being applied to the Achieve program to build it into a first-class marketing subgroup at HedgeLender. To contact Mr. Hartshorne, please use our contact form.

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Nick R. Stafford, Graphics and Media Designer. Nick supports all HedgeLender marketing activities, both on the Internet and with traditional published materials, and is founder of Intuition Designs, a graphics concepts and advertising firm specializing in concept graphics for the broader business and entertainment industries. contact form

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HedgeLender Affiliate Resources and Tracking System (ARTS)

HedgeLender has inaugurated a sophisticated new automated referral and tracking system that allows individuals with good networks, mailing lists, or high-traffic websites to copy links and banners and add them to their marketing efforts. Standard fees are 150 basis points (1.5 percent) of the gross loan amount of every HedgeLoan that closes via an Affiliate's, paid by wire at same time borrower is funded. By invitation only. A strong commitment to legal and regulatory compliance is a must. Please include background statement and/or resume. To get started, please use our contact form to state your interest.

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HedgeLender Joint Venture and Institutional Partner Relationships

HedgeLender has established several strategic relationships with key institutions and individuals at leading financial firms in the U.S. and overseas. If your company would like to partner with HedgeLender to provide HedgeLoan-certified stock loan financing for your existing clients, we may have a program for you. For further information please use our contact form.

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HedgeLender Legal

HedgeLender's legal professionals are available to support our Affiliates on any transaction or HedgeLoan procedure. We are fully committed to ensuring that every loan is compliant with all applicable state and or federal regulation at all times, without fail. HedgeLender LLC is licensed under the California Finance Lender's law to provide its services in that state.

We will be happy to refer borrowers to outside consultants at no cost whatsoever - with no professional affiliation or connection to HedgeLender - who can assist you with objective answers to questions related to how our securities products might fit into your financial planning strategies. For more information on these resources, please send us an e-mail request with your questions.

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HedgeLender Overseas

HedgeLender LLC now offers our trademark HedgeLoan® financing to owners of foreign stocks in every major market, including the bourses of Israel, Great Britain, EC, Canada, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, New Zealand, and Australia. Foreign nationals (Affiliates or clients) must be prepared to comply with Patriot Act provisions including verification of identity. Please contact us here if you live in or operate in these or any other non-U.S. markets and would like to avail of our HedgeLoan-certified financial services.