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Mr. Fried is a native of New Jersey. After graduating with a B. A. degree in Economics and Business Administration from Rutgers University, Mr. Fried attended the Bernard M. Baruch School of C.U.N.Y., majoring in Finance and Investments. In 1968 he joined the Bankers Trust Company, 16 Wall Street, New York, as a management trainee rising quickly through the ranks until 1974, when he joined Union Bank, Los Angeles, in their Regional Head Office as a Vice President and Team Leader. Beginning in 1979, he entered the field of Independent Banking, specializing in rehabilitating troubled banks of up to $425 million in asset size. He has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of three different independent banks and a senior policy-making officer of financial institutions for over twenty years. He has spoken before numerous industry, consumer and banking groups on the subject of banking and business finance. His expertise in assisting businesses with their financial needs has earned him guest appearances on several radio shows. He has testified before the Securities and Exchange Commission on enhancing capital formation for businesses and numerous times as an expert witness on matters related to all aspects of banking and commercial finance. In 1992, he was named the Financial Services Advocate of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). In December, 1992 he was named President of the California Independent Bankers Association, the state association representing 260 banks across the state of California. Mr. Fried is the sole owner of Capital Finance, a commercial finance and financial consulting concern established in 1987, providing expert witness testimony, litigation support and consulting services to the banking, business, financial and legal community. Specialties: Bank Policies and ProceduresLender LiabilityStandards of Practice/ConductRegulatory ProceduresCommercial LoansAccounts Receivable FinancingConstruction LoansCommercial Mortgages Breach of CovenantsNegligence/Gross NegligenceBreach of Fiduciary DutiesLoan Evaluation & AdministrationGood FaithBankruptcy/Fairness/ Interest RatesFactoringBanking Regulations & LawsLoan Syndications & DocumentationTroubled Debt Restructuring PracticesLoan Portfolio Purchases & Sales

Listed skills include Loans, Banking, Commercial Lending, Credit, and 27 others.

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  Capital Finance

  May 1987 - Present

  Our 32 years of banking experience offers an understanding of how banks and other lenders operate internally that can not be duplicated by other experts. This knowledge provides clients and attorneys with financial and expert witness/litigation support services that result in the best possible outcome. We have extensive experience testifying in matters related to public or private financial institutions including lending, interest rates, bankruptcy, banking operations, regulatory influence, procedures, policies and standards of practice and conduct.