Press Releases

• 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:

• 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
• New Tools of the Trade
  From: Health Insurance Underwriters
• Oak Street Touts Commissions-Based Lending - October, 2004
  From: Insurance Journal