Paul M. Brown

About Paul M. Brown

Want to make money as a transactional funder? I teach everyday investors how to find deals, fund them safely, and turn private lending into a real income stream—even if you’re starting from scratch.Today, everything I do centers on one mission: helping funders build confidence, protect capital, and grow a profitable lending business without needing millions in the bank or decades in finance.Funding Foundations (Skool Community) – where I teach the exact skills, scripts, underwriting frameworks, and deal-finding methods I use every dayReal Quick Funds – transactional lending for EMD, Double Close, Gap, and Stack fundingRez Gap Plus – private credit fund where I serve as GPNorth Peak Recovery – helping lenders recover defaulted loans with fairness and transparencyBefore launching these companies, I spent two decades in global finance and underwriting. As AIG’s International Chief Underwriting Officer, I led $5B business lines across multiple continents. Earlier, I oversaw a $26B mortgage servicing asset, developing the risk discipline I now teach inside my community.But here’s the truth I tell every new funder:You don’t need my background to succeed in private lending.You just need the right training, the right underwriting habits, and the right community. That’s exactly why I built Funding Foundations—to make transactional funding accessible, ethical, and profitable for everyday investors.If you want to learn private credit, transactional funding, or how to build a lending business without raising millions, join the community here: Funding Hub on Skool:

Experience

1. Private Money Lender, Founder

   Real Quick Funds Llc

   Oct 2023 — Present · Lehi, UT, US

   Real Quick Funds supports aspiring investors with high margin deals to expand the sales funnel and drive profits. The modern lending process leverages automation and provides a user-friendly experience for borrowers seeking quick turn-around times. The strong back-end systems and processes support stringent underwriting, validation, contracts and document management. All this combines to securely protect capital, hold down operating costs and enhance returns for investors.Real Quick Funds replaced the private money lending operations previously managed by Hanks Ventures.

Education

• University of Utah

  BSME, Mechanical Engineering

  1991 — 1999

• University of Utah

  BA, Japanese

  1991 — 1999

• Indiana University - Kelley School of Business

  MBA, Finance and Accounting

  2001 — 2003

Skills

• Process Improvement
• Management
• Business Development
• Strategic Planning
• P&L Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Reinsurance
• Leadership
• Innnovation
• Underwriting
• General Insurance
• Strategic Leadership
• Risk Management
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship
• Recruiting
• Insurance
• Change Management
• Product Management
• Executive Management
• Property & Casualty Insurance
• Business Planning
• Product Development
• Negotiation
• Pricing
• International Business
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Strategy