Why Renovo Chose to Upgrade to Lightning Docs
Renovo Financial launched in 2011, focused exclusively on the Chicago market. This local focus allowed them to create and maintain their own customized document packages using a mail merge process. Their first out-of-state deal came in California, where they sought an attorney they could trust to prepare documents for an unfamiliar market. That’s when they […]
Lightning Docs and Liquid Logic Announce Seamless Integration
Liquid Logics, a NextGen FinTech company offering a fully cloud-based SaaS Loan Management System to facilitate growth and minimize workload for private lending businesses, announced a new integration with Lightning Docs®, a proprietary cloud-based loan document generation system developed in-house by the attorneys and partners at Fortra Law. This product connection between top private lending […]
Market Stability and DSCR Momentum Define May 2025 Trends
If you’re getting tired of hearing me talk about DSCR loans, I’ve got some bad news. This month’s data makes it impossible to ignore what’s happening in the market. In May, Lightning Docs users generated 2,757 DSCR loan documents. That’s nearly 200 more than the number of bridge loan documents in the same period. To […]
Private Lending Market Update: 2025 Q3 with Data from Lightning Docs
In this episode of Private Lending Insights, host Rocky Butani interviews Nema Daghbandan, Esq., CEO of Lightning Docs and Partner at Fortra Law. They discuss nationwide trends in private lending interest rates, loan volume, and market dynamics for both bridge and DSCR loans — based on real data from thousands of transactions each month on […]
New Markets Emerge Across the Country for Bridge and DSCR Lending
Bridge lending showed a rebound in October after several months of declining volume, while DSCR loans set yet another record high on Lightning Docs. As new markets continue to emerge across the country, lenders are finding opportunities for growth in regions that were once off the radar. Bridge Lending Sees Its First Uptick Since July […]
Lightning Docs and Baseline Complete API Integration, Saving Lenders Hours of Doc Prep Time
New API integration automates data transfer between Baseline and Lightning Docs, cutting doc prep time from hours to minutes. Irvine, CA – November 4, 2025 – Lightning Docs, the official loan documents of the American Association of Private Lenders®, and Baseline, a comprehensive loan origination and servicing software platform for private lenders, today unveiled a […]
Key Markets Update
Each month when I write the Lightning Docs Private Lending Market Report, one trend remains consistent: California, Florida, and Texas continue to dominate bridge lending. For DSCR loans, Florida and Texas lead the way, with California also holding a spot in the top 10. Rather than simply noting this in the national report, this month I […]
September Outcome of the First Rate Cut in 9 Months
Last month, the Fed cut interest rates for the first time in nine months. That coincided with some of the lowest rates we’ve seen for bridge, DSCR, and benchmark indices in nearly a year. September also brought another record month for DSCR loan transactions, even as bridge loan activity continued its gradual decline. DSCR lending […]
Lightning Docs and Lendr Integration Cuts Time to Close for Private Lenders
Lightning Docs, the official loan documents of the American Association of Private Lenders®, and Lendr, a leading provider of loan origination and servicing software, announced today a new API integration that connects the two platforms to further simplify and accelerate private lending workflows.
Lightning Docs and Nexys Announce API Integration
Lightning Docs, the premier document automation platform developed by Fortra Law, and Nexys, a leading Loan Origination Software (LOS) provider, today announced the completion of a new API integration designed to simplify the loan origination and documentation process for private lenders.