Advisor Innovations: Live Oak’s James Hughes on Underwriting RIA GrowthAdvisor Innovations: Live Oak’s James Hughes on Underwriting RIA Growth
Live Oak Bank's James Hughes provides a bird's eye view of the RIA industry.
July 14, 2022
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In this episode, David Armstrong is joined by James Hughes. head of investment advisory at Live Oak Bank, to discuss how and why Live Oak became one of the earliest lenders to RIAs, helping facilitate succession plans and the rise of mergers and acquisitions. Hughes has a bird’s eye view on the RIA industry, peering into the details of the businesses his bank works with and shares insights into what makes a firm valuable in the eyes of the market.
Hughes discusses:
How SBA loans work within succession planning and M&A markets
What type of loans Live Oak Bank offers to investment advisors
How the increase in competition changed the advisor landscape
The future of M&A in a down market and possible recession
How Live Oak responded to the flood of PPP loans it administered during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
