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title: "Mark Speno | Kenwood, Arizona Hard Money Lender"
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Loan Originator

# Mark Speno

| Term | Detail |
|---|---|
| Phone | [(480) 694-6300](tel:+14806946300) |
| Email | [mark@kenwoodmortgage.com](mailto:mark@kenwoodmortgage.com) |
| Licenses | NMLS 158661 · LO-0912636 |

Mark has been a private lender since 1993, when he became vice president of one of the largest private money lenders in the Pacific Northwest and co-founded its portfolio of income funds. He helped grow that company into one of the nation’s largest, relocated with his family to Scottsdale to expand its operations, and sold his business interests in 2008. He now works with Kenwood as an underwriter and investor, with his own capital in the loans he underwrites.

Mark is a founding board member of the Arizona Private Lender Association, where he chairs its subcommittees on regulatory compliance and unlicensed lending. He has appeared as a featured panelist before the Turnaround Management Association on the Dodd-Frank Act and its effects on banking and lending.

Before entering private lending, Mark was a U.S. Naval Officer. He graduated from Washington State University in 1982 with a BA in Business Administration.

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## Kenwood Mortgage Investments

7950 East Redfield Road #110
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260

Call: [(480) 783-8800](tel:+14807838800)
Fax: (480) 783-8808
Email: [loans@kenwoodmortgage.com](mailto:loans@kenwoodmortgage.com)

MB #13866 | NMLS #170223

Kenwood Mortgage Investments is a licensed Mortgage Broker in the state of Arizona. NMLS MB #13866 | NMLS #170223. This is not a commitment to lend. All loans subject to credit approval. Guidelines subject to change without prior notice. This information is provided to assist business professionals and is not an advertisement extended to the consumer as defined by Section 226.2 Regulation Z. EOE. Equal Housing Lender.