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Kennedy Funding
Expands Lending Expertise with Loan to NYC TV Station
HACKENSACK, NJ — Kennedy
Funding, a leading national direct private lender based in Hackensack,
NJ, known primarily for its commercial real estate expertise, is
expanding its loan portfolio with a $2
million loan to WKOB Channel 53, a New York television station serving the Korean community.
 WKOB
came to us because of our lending expertise and speed, rather than
any specific experience in financing media transactions, said Jeffrey
Wolfer, President of Kennedy Funding. It is the only station meeting
the needs of the large Korean community in the New York metropolitan
area, making it a very valuable asset for anyone trying to reach
this strong market.
The borrower, Andrew H. Ohm, is a major figure in Korean media in
the U.S. He established Korea News, Inc., which publishes The Korea
Times New York in 1967 and WKOB, the first Korean-owned TV station
in 1990. The Korea Times is presently the most widely read Korean
daily newspaper in the New York metropolitan area with a daily circulation
of more than 50,000.
Ohm needed the loan from Kennedy in order to obtain the rights to
Channel 48 at an FCC auction for digital stations and licenses.
Stations are being converted to digital format by 2003 and unless
WKOB had prevailed in the auction, it would have lost Channel 53,
which was allocated to another New York area station for digital
use. With the help of the loan from Kennedy Funding, Ohm prevailed
at the FCC auction with a bid of just under $1.3 million, beating
out competitor WLBX-LP of Cranford, N.J. With Channel 48 and the
right to operate in digital format secured, WKOB's value as a television
station operating in the lucrative New York City market increased
substantially.
The ability of Kennedy Funding to respond quickly to Andrew Ohm's
loan requirements was essential in the winning of the bid for the
digital rights to Channel 48. Without Kennedy's
loan, WKOB would have lost its license and ability to operate in
the New York market.
Ohm purchased Channel 53 in New York in 1990, and established the
Korea Broadcasting Corp. (KBC), the first Korean owned television
station in the United States. The station's emphasis is on Asian
language programming and broadcasts throughout the New York metropolitan
area. Ohm also provides Korean programming on Channel 25, WNYE,
New York City's educational channel) which broadcasts to New York,
New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Through efforts of his Korea Broadcasting Corp., and The Korea Times,
Ohm has been a major contributor to the Korean community by sponsoring
numerous communal activities and aiding the Korean community in
assimilating into American life. His organizations cosponsor the
Korean Day Parade in New York city, and hosts benefit golf tournaments,
concerts, and athletic events. In 1995, Ohm was awarded the Ellis
Island Medal of Honor by the national Ethnic coalition of Organizations
for his community efforts.
A leader in commercial real estate lending, Kennedy Funding has
a national reputation among commercial lenders for its expertise
in successfully dealing with commercial property workouts, foreclosure,
bankruptcies, and other situations that require innovative financial
strategies. The company has been a key lender in commercial real
estate projects throughout the country and has also completed a
number of high profile commercial loans in the international arena.
In addition to commercial real estate, Kennedy has utilized its
diverse business experience to provide funding for environmentally
impaired properties, recycling companies, funeral homes, a sports
complex, an amusement park, Kiwi Airlines, and other business ventures.
In most instances, the loans are secured by commercial real estate.
Kennedy's service can be an expensive alternative for
borrowers, and it's
not the right choice for everyone. It is less costly than entering
into a general partnership or surrendering control of your business.
For situations that are extremely time sensitive or confronted with
legal and financial obstacles, Kennedy Funding is the optimal solution
for securing financing.
For those
that need it, Kennedy Funding offers professional financial guidance, and borrowers
benefit from our experience in dealing with an endless variety of
situations and predicaments that may arise.
Kennedy's reputation for rapid turnaround on loan decisions are
based on instances in which the lender has made loan decisions within
a 24-hour period or a few days when necessary. Unlike traditional
banks, Kennedy responds to loan requests rapidly and issues decisions
immediately. As a direct private lender, Kennedy relies upon its
own highly specialized executive team for investment advice, risk
analysis, and due diligence. Due to its outstanding record of success
with diverse commercial borrowers, Kennedy Funding has developed
substantial lines of credit with investment banks and a pool of
private investors it can draw upon as needed. The company specializes
in commercial real estate loans, and its multifaceted experience
enables the firm to respond to a wide variety of typical and atypical
lending scenarios quickly and efficiently.
Direct lenders, such as Kennedy Funding, offer unique advantages
over investment banks and commercial lenders, with greater freedom
in the processing and structuring of loans and the ability to respond
quickly to market demands. For many commercial borrowers, direct
lenders such as Kennedy Funding are the only viable option for securing
the funding necessary to sustain their business ventures.
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Tennis Tournament, July 9–13, 2008
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Funding Nears $200 Million in Loans for Fiscal Year 2006 |
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Hotel |
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Million Loan from Kennedy Funding Helps Hotel & Restaurant Owner Refinance and Consolidate |
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Jeffrey
Wolfer of Kennedy Funding Wins Coveted Award President &
Co-CEO Named 2006 Forty Under 40 Winner |
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Funding Loans $2.1 Million to Florida Developer for Purchase
of Championship Golf Course & Country Club in Florida |
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Funding’s $4.2 Million Loan Helps Illinois Developer Refinance 64-Acre Parcel
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Million Loan from Kennedy Funding Helps California Developer
Bring a Little Bit of Beverly Hills to Lexington, Tennessee |
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Goldstein & Englewood Hospital Big Winners at The Kennedy Funding Invitational |
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Million Loan from Kennedy Funding Helps Niagara Falls Investor Leap into the Hotel Business |
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Million Loan from Kennedy Funding Helps Pennsylvania Developer Turn Timeshares into Condos |
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Timely
Loan from Kennedy Funding Helps OneCap Partners Purchase 78 Acres in 'Next Las Vegas'
$12 Million Loan Closes in Less Than a Week |
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Million Loan from Kennedy Funding Helps Partners Own a 403-Acre Piece of Maryland
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Will Feature Top-Ranked Tennis Players From Around the World |
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Million Loan from Kennedy Funding Helps Elias Brothers Keep
Florida Development Plans Alive |
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$3.864
Million Loan from Kennedy Funding Helps Kings Highway Acquire Land and Buy Out Partners |
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$6.525
Million Loan from Kennedy Funding Helps a Los Angeles Condominium Conversion Get Under Way |
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$1.2 Million
from Kennedy Funding Will Help Make West Hills Golf Course
a Driving Force in New Brunswick, Canada |
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$9.78
Million Loan From Kennedy Funding Facilitates 571-Acre New York Resort Purchase |
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$12
Million loan from Kennedy Funding saves Mississippi Shores
Of Paradise project in wake of Katrina |
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Million Loan From Kennedy Funding to Saguaro Ranch Heats up
the Tucson Desert With a 1,035 Acre/180-Lot Luxury Residential and Intimate Resort Development |
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JEFFREY
WOLFER AIDS KATRINA RECOVERY EFFORT |
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$6.8
Million Loan From Kennedy Funding Puts the Beat in Houston
Nightclub |
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Funding Sets 'Land Speed' Record — Closes $3.25m Vegas
Acquisition Loan in 48 Hours |
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$40
million loan from Kennedy Funding facilitates 214-acre Florida
land purchase |
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8
properties in 5 states change hands in one transaction thanks to $6 million loan from Kennedy Funding |
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Kennedy
Funding Loans $6.5 Million for One of the Last Land Parcels On the Outer Banks |
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$12
Million Loan From Kennedy Funding Buys Prime Land on the
Navesink River |
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Million From Kennedy Funding Buys Hotel And Additional Land Near Walt Disney World |
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$5.5
Million Acquisition Loan from Kennedy Funding Puts Michigan
Condos Back on Track |
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Kennedy
Funding Loans $10 Million for Park Avenue Duplex Condominium |
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$2.5
Million Loan From Kennedy Funding Takes Detroit Hospital
Off Life Support |
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Kennedy Funding Lends $2.7 Million to Aquaplex Project in Wisconsin |
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Kennedy
Funding Rescues Blue Ridge Mountains' Developer |
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Kennedy
Funding Introduces New Low Rate Loan Program |
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Non-Profit
Philadelphia Hospital Gets Life-Saving Loan of $5.325 Million
From Kennedy Funding |
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$2.5
Million Loan From Kennedy Funding Fuels Purchase of Florida
Sunoco Station |
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$3.5
Million loan from Kennedy Funding delivered in record time
to development company in Florida |
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Kennedy Funding's
$2.6 million loan rescues bankrupts company in Camden, New
Jersey |
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New
Resort to Rise on Sandy Beach in Puerto Rico, Thanks
to Loan From Private Lender Kennedy Funding |
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$4
Million Loan From Kennedy Funding Helps Developer Bring
Gaming Enterprise to Mexico City |
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Country
Club with Golf Course Coming to Maine with Help of $3.4
Million Loan From Kennedy Funding |
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Home improvement
company spruces up with $3.5 million loan from Kennedy Funding |
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Highrollers
meet steamrollers as Kennedy Funding loans $18.5 million
for major development on Las Vegas strip |
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Kennedy
Funding Loans $3.9 Million to Developers for St. Croix, Virgin
Islands Resort |
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Kennedy
Funding borrower returns for second loan to build condos
on island of Cozumel, Mexico |
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Kennedy
Funding's $3.4 million loan will help provide affordable
housing in Mexico |
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Kennedy
Funding's $5.2 million loan paid back by borrower in record
time |
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Kennedy
Funding loans $6.6 million to developer of Florida beachfront
condos |
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Kennedy
Funding lands in paradise with $5.4 million loan to developer
of Fiji island resort |
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Kennedy
Funding loans $3 million to California developer |
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Kennedy
Funding Lends $1.5 Million to Colorado Developer for New
Community adjacent to Vail's Keystone Resort |
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Kennedy
Funding Lends $2.3 Million to Mexican Developers |
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Kennedy Funding Receives $14.5 Million Payback On Defaulted Loan
from Penthouse Founder Guccione |
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Kennedy
Funding Lends $18 Million to Developers of Next 'Sun Valley' |
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Kennedy Funding
issues $5.3 million loan to Travis Boats & Motors (NASDAQ: TRVS) |
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Kennedy Funding
bails out South Florida Developer with quick $3 million second
mortgage bridge loan |
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Kennedy Funding
lends $1.8 million to Port Saint Lucie, Florida Developer |
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Kennedy Funding Expands Media Expertise With Loan To Hispanic
Radio Station |
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Kennedy Funding
Lends $6 Million To Leading Operator Of Charter Schools |
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Kennedy Funding Scores Hole-In-One with Multimillion Dollar Loan
to Golf Course Developer |
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Kennedy Funding’s
Two Day Loan Rescues Building From Foreclosure |
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In
Private Lending, Bigger is Better |
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Kennedy
Funding Loan of $2.2 Million Breaths ‘New Life’ Into Funeral Home |
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Quick
$3.5 Million Loan by Kennedy Funding Funds Acquisition of Former
Hospital |
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Michigan Hoteliers
Do It Their Way with Multimillion Dollar Loan from Kennedy
Funding |
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Guccione
Gets $35 Million Reprieve |
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NJ Lender
Bails Out Auto Dealer in Far-Off St. Maarten |
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Kennedy Funding
Expands Lending Expertise with Loan to NYC TV Station |
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Kennedy
Funding Plays Key Role in $66 Million Loan to Florida
Developer |
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Kennedy Loan
Funds Conversion of Dormant Inn to a State of
the Art Ramada Plaza Hotel |
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Kennedy
Funding Lends $16.5 Million to Developer of Arizona
Championship
Golf Club |
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Private Lenders
Emerge as Main Source of Capital as $30 Billion
in Commercial
Loans Are at Risk |
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Hackensack
Lender Provides $7.1 Million Loan for Major Land
Deal
in Texas |
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Kiwi Gets $2.2
Million to Help Recovery |
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Kennedy
Funding's $1.1 million loan rescues recycling pioneer from
bankruptcy |
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Kennedy
Funding takes to high seas with $5.1 million loan to international shipping line |
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Kennedy
Funding lends assisted-living housing facility $500,000
to pay down $1.9 million Hud loan |
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Kennedy Funding's
$7.6 Million Loan Helps MPTV, Inc. Launch Las Vegas Time
Share Project |
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Kennedy
Funding rescues bankrupt developer with creative financing |
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