Meet Bank Prospector
"If you're looking to do more non-performing note or REO deals
then you've come to the right place."
More deals, more profitably, faster
BankProspector provides direct access to off-market notes and REO from lenders.
Get portfolio data, financial insights, and verified contacts to source more deals faster.
Success Story
$2.3M Portfolio Acquired
"BankProspector helped me close the biggest deal of my career. I found the perfect distressed bank in just 3 weeks and negotiated directly with their asset manager."
— Regional Real Estate Investor
3
Weeks
68¢
Per Dollar
47%
Proj. ROI
The Problem
Before Bank Prospector, individual investors were stuck chasing overpriced deals from emotional private sellers while large institutions had exclusive access to the best opportunities directly from lenders.
Limited Access
Individual investors couldn't access the same lender relationships and deal flow that large institutions enjoyed.
No Contact Information
Finding the right decision-makers at financial institutions was nearly impossible without insider connections.
Lack of Intelligence
Investors had no way to know which lenders were ready to sell or what assets they held in their portfolios.
Our Solution
Bank Prospector democratizes access to lender deals by providing the same data and connections that were once exclusive to large institutions.
Comprehensive Data
Real-time portfolio information and financial health data for every bank and credit union in the United States.
Direct Contacts
Verified contact information for key decision-makers at financial institutions, updated by our in-house research team.
Deal Intelligence
Proprietary signals that identify when lenders are most likely to sell, including portfolio changes and capital pressures.
Our Story
Founder Story
Brecht Palombo, Founder
"It was late 2006, and the froth in the real estate market was palpable, at least from where I stood... After 5 years slugging it out for someone else, I had just opened my first brokerage, and I had my own condo conversion flip levered up and in full swing."
"I'd been through a crash once already and was dead set on avoiding the next, but how? Constantly chasing down unrealistic, overpriced, difficult, emotional, private sellers wouldn't get me where I wanted to go."
"Then while attending a large multi-property auction, it dawned on me – LENDERS were the answer. When I started there was no information, no software, no training. I was clueless."
"Back in 2006, if you'd told me that within a few short years, I'd have been involved in hundreds of millions of dollars in transactions for lenders, I might not have believed it."
"So, I dove deep into discovery. I researched everything. I interviewed bankers, regulators, and everyone in between. I took what I learned about how to know which banks are selling distressed property and notes and built the BankProspector software to allow anyone who wants to jump into this exciting and profitable business to have the tools I wished I'd had when I got started."
Our Team
Who We Are
The Bank Prospector team is globally distributed and comprised of writers, editors, and technical professionals.
Megan Jones
Project Manager
Florida
When not working, Megan loves beach time with her family and crafting projects.
Lindsay Lenser
Marketing Coordinator
Wisconsin
Lindsay spends her free time with family, friends, and her garden, plus boating on the Mississippi River.
Hugo
Newsletter Content Creator
UK
Hugo's passions include sea swimming, photography, old Japanese films, and single malt whiskey.
Maksim
UI UX Designer
Ukraine
Family time, reading, historical films, guitar, and jazz music keep Maxim busy outside of work.
Diego Castiblanco
WordPress Developer
Bogotá, Colombia
Diego's hobby is juggling - he's still practicing but loves every minute of it!
Leadership
Advisors
Our advisors bring decades of industry expertise and strategic guidance to Bank Prospector.
Brecht Palombo
Founder
Brecht Palombo is a real estate investor, software entrepreneur, and note expert. He has founded several niche real estate services websites and startups, including Bank Prospector in 2009. He also developed the industry-leading BankProspector platform and an expert training program that teaches and enables brokers, realtors, and investors to connect with lenders selling notes and distressed properties.
Pat Blount
Advisory Board Member BancBoard LLC
Pat Blount is perhaps one of the most seasoned professionals in the note business on the planet. Pat has more than 3 decades in the industry. He owned his own successful note brokerage, and he has worked for the largest seller of debt there is. With billions of dollars in transactions complete, Pat's guidance and clarity on what professionals in this business need to succeed are invaluable.
Ruben Gamez
Software Entrepreneur
Ruben Gamez, originally a software developer, bootstrapped his software business, Bidsketch, while working full time and quickly grew it into a profitable business. He spent several years working for a billion-dollar payroll company. There, he helped build and manage a custom proposal system used to regularly win seven and eight-figure deals.
BankProspector
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