Press Releases

• Oak Street Funding Adds Senior Industry Veteran Todd Gray
  January 25, 2012
  
• Oak Street Funding Partners with GroupSource to Provide Savings to Insurance Agents and Brokers
  January 18, 2012
  
• Insurance lender adds key leadership positions for growth
  August 8, 2011
  
• Continued growth spurs Oak Street Funding’s move to larger office
  June 27, 2011
  
• Oak Street Now Funding Loans Up to $10 Million
  June 20, 2011
  
• Top insurance lender Oak Street Funding names Newton director of marketing, promotes sales executives
  May 17, 2011
  
• Oak Street Funding hires Attorney Alicia Mitchell Chandler as Chief Counsel
  March 28, 2011
  
• Angelo, Gordon & Co. Acquires Top Insurance Lender Oak Street Funding
  October 28, 2010
  
• Top Insurance Lender Oak Street Funding Gets Vote of Confidence From M&I Bank, Renews Two Credit Facilities
  July 14, 2010
  
• Oak Street Funding honored for top newsletter at Service Industry Advertising Awards (SIAA)
  May 5, 2010
  
• Oak Street Funding rolls out new loan program that lowers agents’ interest rates
  April 27, 2010
  
• Advice for Insurance Agencies Looking to Buy, Expand or Sell Highlights Oak Street's New Digital Newsletter
  November 3, 2009
  
• Top Insurance Lender Oak Street Funding Secures More Than $50 Million in New Capital
  August 11, 2009
  
• More Insurance Professionals Can Secure Capital with Oak Street’s New Loan Program
  July 13, 2009
  
• CEO Rick Dennen to Explain Keys to Buying & Selling Agencies in PIA Teleconference
  February 26, 2009
  
• More Insurance Agents Can Access Capital with Oak Street Funding’s Expanded Lending
  September 29, 2008
  
• Oak Street Funding Lends $5.5 Million to Support Acquisition of Arison Insurance Services from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kentucky
  July 29, 2008
  
• Oak Street Funding Receives Another $20 Million from M & I Bank
  May 27, 2008
  
• Oak Street Funding Wins Awards, Emerging as Key Source for Insurance Agency Capital
  November 8, 2007
  
• Bridge Finance Group Acquires Oak Street Funding
  July 2, 2007
  
• Oak Street Funding Partners with SIAA to Build Revenues and Agent Loyalty
  May 31, 2007
  
• Oak Street Funding Offers Free Exchange for Insurance Agents Looking to Buy or Sell an Agency
  May 25, 2007
  
• Oak Street Funding Completes Quarter-Billion Capital Deal
  August 1, 2006
  
• Oak Street Funding Reaches Origination Milestone
  April 11, 2006
  
• Phenomenal Growth Lands Oak Street Funding a $50 Million Credit Facility
  March 28, 2005
  
• Oak Street Funding Helps Agents Turn Book of Business Into Cash
  September 22, 2003
  
• Oak Street Diversifies to Build Long-Term Sustainability
  August 29, 2003
  

Oak Street Funding in the News:

• Carriers Understand Market Challenges; Discuss Strategies Beyond Pricing, By Mark Ruquet
  Insurance carriers understand that there are no easy answers to the earnings challenge the industry is facing, and some of them believe that competing on price alone is not the answer to finding new commercial markets.
  From: PropertyCasualty360.com
• 2011 Sets New Record for Federal Disaster Declarations
  The year 2011 will go down as a record-setting year when it comes to federal disaster declarations, industry analysts say.
  From: Insurance Journal: October 3, 2011
• Financing Agency Growth - December 2010
  Oak Street's new owners provide more capital
  From: Rough Notes Magazine
• the bridge, winter issue
  Insurance Industry Knowledge from Oak Street Funding
  
• The Importance of Budgeting and Forecasting - June 2010
  From: American Agent & Broker
• the bridge, spring 2010
  Insurance Industry Knowledge from Oak Street Funding
  
• Buy, Expand, Sell: What’s Your Best Strategy for Success?
  From: Agent Sales Journal
• the bridge, fall 2009
  Insurance industry knowledge from Oak Street Funding
  
• How to Plan for the Long Term and Flourish in a Turbulent Economy - June 2009
  From: Agent Sales Journal
• An Agent's Guide to Success in Turbulent Times - May 2009
  From: Health Insurance Underwriter
• Agents hunkering down to survive economic threats - April 2009
  From: National Underwriter P&C
• the bridge, spring 2009
  Insurance industry knowledge from Oak Street Funding.
  
• A company of leaders - How to hire and empower good employees - July 2008
  From: Smart Business Indianapolis
• What Financial Crisis? Oak Street Still Lending to Producers
  From: Article highlights from workcompcentral.com
• What you should know before selling your agency - August 2008
  From: PIA Insider
• the bridge, summer 2008
  Insurance industry knowledge from Oak Street Funding.
  
• the bridge, winter 2008
  Insurance industry knowledge from Oak Street Funding.
  
• Discovery Enhances Oak Street Funding's Marketing Efforts
  January 7, 2008
  
• Succession Success - Forward thinking expands future options, Sept./Oct., 2007
  From: NAILBA Perspectives
• Oak Street Funding Gets $260M in Loan money - August 2006
  
• Protect Your Agency's most Valuable Asset - August 2006
  
• Turning Cash Flow into Cash - August, 2005
  From: Rough Notes Magazine
• New Tools of the Trade
  From: Health Insurance Underwriters
• Oak Street Touts Commissions-Based Lending - October, 2004
  From: Insurance Journal