Assets America, Inc.

Assets America, Inc. is a commercial mortgage banking, loan brokerage and commercial finance firm based at 800 5th Avenue in Seattle, Washington. Most of its business is commercial real estate finance for property owners, developers and business operators nationwide, but it also runs an aircraft financing line.

For aircraft, the firm says it arranges financing starting at $10 million, with no stated maximum. Covered aircraft include single and multi-engine turboprops, light through long-range business jets from makers such as Gulfstream, Bombardier, Dassault Falcon and Learjet, executive helicopters, commercial airliners and fleet purchases.

Structures described on its site include secured aircraft loans arranged through syndicates of banks and other lenders, bridge and revolving facilities, pre-delivery payment loans, and operating or capital leases. Typical terms quoted are 10, 15 or 20 years. Its published down-payment figures are not fully consistent (it mentions both up to 100% financing and 15% to 30% down), so terms should be confirmed directly.

Assets America does not sell or operate aircraft. It is relevant to buyers of larger business jets who want financing arranged through a broker, rather than to smaller-ticket purchases below its $10 million minimum.