About
Active Lender with over 39 years experience in Banking, Finance, and Real Estate Lending. Experienced in Trial and Deposition Testimony.
Jay Hibert was in the commercial banking industry for 25 years before leaving to form his own company, a real estate lending and consulting company. Jay is licensed with the California Department of Real Estate and for over 10 years his company was a licensed California Finance Lender. The company provides services to banks, non-banks, and individuals in need of creative financing solutions.
With now over 39 years of experience in banking and real estate, Jay's market knowledge and transactional experience has allowed him to work in a consulting and expert witness capacity for many clients over the years. Still an ACTIVE lender in the industry, Jay is up-to-date on customs and practices and has transacted hundreds of real estate and non-real estate loan negotiations in times of economic growth as well as downturns in the economy. His extensive credit background arms him with the understanding of how banks and other lenders operate internally.
Jay Hibert is a licensed Real Estate Broker through the California Department of Real Estate. CA DRE #01523075
Key areas of expertise include:
SBA Lending
Lending Policies
Custom and Practice/Lender Liability
Broker Standards of Care and Fiduciary Responsibility
Loan Underwriting
Credit Administration
Loan Process and Bank Loan Restructure/Workout Process
Note Valuations/Collateral Review
Real Estate Valuation
Litigation and Discovery Consulting
Banking Operations/Administration
Hard Money Lending
Construction RE Lending & Administration
Expert reports adherent to Federal Rule 26
Loan Syndication/Secondary Market Loan Sales
Title Insurance Cases
Hard Money Loan Expert
Covid Related Finance Issues
Elder Abuse Finance
*****Experienced in trial and deposition testimony*****
Mr. Hibert has been providing expert witness and consulting services since 2010. He has been designated over 300 times as an expert in 25 different states concerning matters relating to commercial lending, real estate, construction finance, SBA lending, brokerage, hard money loans and investment issues. His experience includes both Federal and State court cases where he has provided deposition testimony, trial testimony and arbitration testimony over 150 times.