America's Portfolio Lender

We specialize in delivering institutional stock loan and credit line programs for securities portfolio owners willing to use those portfolios as guarantee for an outsanding, custom, low-interest credit line with man of the market’s most client-friendly features. We’re A. B. Nicholas, and we created LeverageLine for those who need the very best stock-portfolio-as-collateral credit line possible . 

We do not take any collateral other than free-trading marketable securities for this program, but our clients never need to give up ownership or sell a single share as prerequisited to fund. And your actual lender? Always a top-tier, household-name, major institution and a hand-picked,  fully licensed FINRA-member advisor at that institution who has agreed to offer the LeverageLine discounted wholesale-rate model to our clients. 

So here we are… America’s Portfolio Lender, proud to sport a Better Business Bureau rating of A+ for five years running without a single complaint during that period, delivering to you with pride the most secure, feature-rich securities based credit line/stock loan program in the market today with specialized features for franchise buyers, business acquirers, and real estate investor clients.

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Add to your existing financing or replace it altogether with funding tightly collateralized to your stock portfolio, not your other assets.
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 Access capital when you need it most with customizable stock loans that are tailored to fit your collateral. 

For Real Estate Investors

Add our LeverageLine stock loan to your down payment and reduce monthly payments. Supplement your other financing when you need more cash than the bank can provide. Replace your high-interest with a LeverageLine.

Real Estate Financing

For Franchise Investors

Get into your franchise quickly without waiting months for your SBA loan to clear; or integrate our LeverageLine stock loan credit line into your existing SBA or bank financing to help your business grow faster and easier.

Get Franchise Financing

For UPREIT Share Owners

Use your tax-deferred UPREIT Operating Partnership Unit shares as collateral for a great, low-rate line of credit without having to convert or sell as taxable UPREITs. Great for quick capital when you need it for your business.

Get UPREIT Funding

For Luxury Asset Owners

ABN also offers LeverageLine-style financing against a range of high-value assets, including private aircraft, luxury vehicles, paintings with provenance, and valid letters of credit from major U. S. banks. Some restrictions apply.

Property Credit Lines

Offering stock loans for shares
traded on all major US exchanges

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Testimonials

Take Our Clients Word For It

We at Benetrends trust LeverageLine as an excellent source of funding for our franchise-buying clients. The ability to access the liquidity of investment assets without cashing them in has proven a valuable means of obtaining equity injections, or additional working capital for many of our clients, particularly when joined with the rollover of retirement funds and/or SBA lending programs in the higher end ($ 1 million plus) area.
David Grams
David GramsChief Credit Officer, Benetrends
I needed $890,000 for a multi-unit property in Austin, Texas. I never even considered using my stock portfolio as collateral, only as something I didn’t want to sell because it was our nest egg and the capital gains taxes would have been huge.LeverageLine gave let me keep my nest egg without touching it, and my interest rates were substantially lower and loan-to-value substantially higher than any bank financing I could have obtained. Strong recommendation.
Michael E. Harmon
Michael E. HarmonCEO, Harmony Home
My dealings with A. B. Nicholas and its lending partners has been cordial, professional, and informative. The entire process was completed quickly, and any questions I had were answered with clarity. You can trust this group to find solutions even when things look impossible. I would not hesitate to use the process again or recommend the principals involved to anyone looking at equity type loans.
John Murphy
John MurphyFranchise Client

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