Association Financial Services, LC (AFS), specializes in providing
specialty lending and financial services to condominium and homeowner
associations nationwide. The Miami-based company, formed in 2006 by experienced
investment bankers, is financed through institutional investors and private
entities, and is currently budgeted to provide over $100 million in capital to
community associations. The oldest and one of the largest companies of its
kind, AFS has worked closely with condominium and homeowners associations
throughout Florida to improve and maintain their financial condition during
this period of particular economic hardship. AFS’ suite of solutions includes:
loans to associations with high delinquency rates, capital improvement loans,
40 year recertification loans, interest free loans, Funding and Collections
Services (FACS), foreclosure cost deposit funding, other specialty loans,
accounts receivable servicing, loan work-outs, loan modification, financial
consulting, and more. For more information, visit:
www.AssociationFinancial.com
or call 305-677-0022.
Senior Executive Team
Kenneth Arnold is the Chief Executive Officer, co-founder, and a principal of
Association Financial Services, LC. He has over 20 years experience in
managing businesses throughout their lifecycle, from early stage development to
maturity.
Prior to founding the Company, he was most recently the CEO of a successful internet marketing company that he founded in 1999. Mr. Arnold closed on three rounds of equity investments and led the company through its life-cycle including concept, start-up, growth, and mature stages. The company is still in business today. Prior to the internet company, Mr. Arnold was Vice-President of Institutional Fixed Income for Advest, Inc. with a focus on corporate, mortgage-backed, and sovereign debt. In addition, Mr. Arnold worked extensively with banks and money managers in investment portfolio analysis and restructuring.
Mr. Arnold received his M.B.A. from the University of Miami with a concentration in finance and international business on full academic scholarship, and a Bachelors of Science degree from the University of Florida. He is a licensed Florida Community Association Manager and Florida Mortgage Broker. He formerly held the Series 7 and 63 licenses. Mr. Arnold is the brother of Mr. Jonathan Arnold.
Alexander Moskovitz is Chief Financial Officer and a principal of Association
Financial Services, LC
He previously worked as a Principal at HIG Capital, a leading middle market private equity investment firm focused on making investments between $5-$40M in equity financing. While there, he was intimately involved with managing the diligence and financing process for new investments, active portfolio management through board representation on the boards of companies, and managing the sale process for companies being exited. In addition, Mr. Moskovitz completed the firm’s first privatization of a publicly listed company, the first high-yield note financing of a portfolio company, as well as led the successful dividend recapitalization and subsequent sale of a portfolio company yielding a greater than 30 times cash-on-cash return for the firm’s LPs.
In 2006, he helped HIG launch its hedge fund – Brightpoint Capital in which it posted first year gross returns greater than 25%. Mr. Moskovitz holds an M.B.A. degree from The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania where he graduated as a Palmer Scholar (Top 5% of class), and a Bachelors of Science degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Jonathan Arnold is Chief Operating Officer, a co-founder, and a principal of Association Financial Services, LC
Mr. Arnold has extensive experience in investment and debt management. Most recently he was an equity partner at a $2 billion investment firm (PRS Group). He was specifically responsible for the portfolio management of a $200mm (capital) convertible arbitrage hedge fund and a $150mm bond fund. In this capacity he was the lead decision maker in security selection, security trading, portfolio composition, deployment of leverage, fund financing, prime broker and brokerage relationships. He managed a team of analysts, traders, and support staff to conduct all functions of the funds.
Mr. Arnold’s investment expertise include debt markets (convertible, high-yield, corporate, government, agency, municipal, mortgage-backed, asset-backed, CP), equity markets (stocks, options, warrants, SPAC’s), and derivative markets (CDS, financial futures, volatility trading).
Mr. Arnold graduated summa cum laude from the University of Florida with a concentration in finance. He obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1997 and formerly held the series 7, 63, and 65 licenses. Mr. Arnold is the brother of Mr. Kenneth Arnold.
In-House Legal Counsel
Jeffrey M. Oshinsky serves as in-house legal counsel for AFS, where he
enhances relationships with collection attorney partners and supervises
internal compliance programs. Mr. Oshinsky was previously a Shareholder in the
Corporate and Securities Department of Stearns Weaver’s Miami office. His
practice included a broad range of general corporate commercial
representations, including representation of numerous issuers and underwriters
in public and private offerings of equity and debt securities. He has also
worked with institutional investors, private investors and other financing
sources in negotiating and documenting debt and equity placements including
venture capital transactions. Mr. Oshinsky's experience with clients in a
variety of industries and with diverse financial requirements enables him to
offer practical and creative advice on securities laws, as well as general
corporate issues. He also has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions,
having represented a number of buyers, sellers and intermediaries in
transactions involving assorted industries. Mr. Oshinsky has represented
clients throughout the life-cycle of a buy-out transaction from acquisition,
through intermediate financings and add-on acquisitions, to ultimate
divestiture or sale to the public. He has represented private equity firms in
connection with portfolio company acquisitions and related financings. He
earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from The American
University and a Juris Doctorate from Brooklyn Law School. He is admitted to
the Bars of Florida and New York.
Board of Directors
Ken Arnold Alex Moskovitz Jon Arnold
David Sissman is a Senior Vice President at Private Capital Management, an
investment management firm based in Naples, Florida, where he focuses on
investments in undervalued publicly-traded securities. Prior to PCM, Mr.
Sissman was a founding principal of Brightpoint Capital, the long/short hedge
fund of H.I.G. Capital, where he focused primarily on healthcare and special
situation investments, as well as developing and directing the investment
research process. Prior to Brightpoint Capital, Mr. Sissman was a principal
within H.I.G. Capital's private equity group, where he led investments in
private healthcare and business services companies. Earlier in his career, Mr.
Sissman worked at Bain & Company, a leading management consulting firm,
where he worked with Fortune 500 companies to implement strategic plans and
operational improvements. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum
laude, in statistics and Spanish from Rice University and an MBA from Harvard
Business School.
Certified Public Accountant
David P. Rosenbaum, CPA, is a principal in the Tax and Accounting
Department at MBAF. David has been in the public accounting profession since
1973. In this capacity, Mr. Rosenbaum has provided high-level accounting,
estate and income tax and consulting services to a variety of industries with
concentration in law firms, real estate, health care and other professional
service organizations. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants and the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
He earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Florida and did post
graduate work at the University of Miami.
Investors & Lenders
AFS is financed through institutional investors and private entities. If you are interested, please contact Alex Moskovitz, CFO, at 305-677-0022 x802.
Jobs
AFS is expanding and looking to add quality people to our team. If we have a specific need, we will advertise for the position using various job services. If you would like to send your resume to us, please email it to hr@afslc.com.






