American Lending Center Washington (ALC) — formerly known as Farm for America — became a USCIS-designated regional center in May 2011 with a geographic scope that includes the States of Oregon and Washington in their entirety. This regional center’s investments cover the following industries: Vegetable Farming; Other Farming; Grape Vineyards; Nonresidential Building Construction; Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Wineries; Restaurants and Other Eating Places; and Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages).
ALC is focused on “investor first.” ALC implements a low-risk EB-5 business model that involves U.S. federal government risk control and capital injection, a senior loan structure, and a third-party fund control and construction completion commitment to ensure job creation.
ALC’s Washington regional center is one of 12 American Lending Center regional centers, which are approved for geographies in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia. ALC’s regional centers have a 100% I-526 approval rate and is one of the few regional centers to achieve I-829 approval and return of capital. In total, ALC’s regional centers have funded 70 projects in 18 states; created over 8,000 jobs; and provided over $350 million in financing to small- and medium-sized businesses. As of December 2017, ALC is the leading US Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 program non-bank lender and the only lender using EB-5 funds. ALC’s California office is also the only EB-5 regional center to hold both a California Finance Lenders license and a FINRA Investment Advisor license, is a six-time nominee of the esteemed EB-5 Industry Achievement Awards, and is the official EB-5 investment partner of the City of San Diego. ALC is 100% SEC compliant.