Mark Lacek — Commercial Asset Solutions
Areas of Expertise: Fraud
Owner of Commercial Asset Solutions. CAS succeeds where others fail. 407-948-7087
As owner and founder of MDL Associates, built and managed client list of over 100 commercial lenders.
Training agents and agencies on the differences of the commercial repossession.
Built network of commercial recovery agents nationwide.
Founding editor of Professional Repossessor Magazine.
Repossessed commercial accounts for Paccar, Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, The Associates, Orix Credit, Financial Federal, Navistar, Mack Finance, NewCourt Finance, Greentree Financial, Conseco and many others.
Successfully repossessed fleets of over 100 pieces of collateral on many occasions.
Recovered mining equipment valued at $40,000,000 missing for over three years.
Extensive knowledge in the process of skip tracing and recovery of over the road debtors.
Hired by law firms as an expert witness of the repossession industry. Recently hired in high profile case involving Ford Motor Company.
Honored as "Captain Of The Industry" by American Towman Magazine.
Featured in Overdrive Magazine cover story "On The Edge" January 2003.
Current monthly column in American Towman Magazine.
Writer for Tow Times Magazine monthly column on the repossession industry 12 issues.
Featured writer in the National Equipment Finance (NEFA) Association publication NEWSLINE July 2009 "Repossessor Skills Tough Guy or Counselor".
Featured on the three episodes of the Discovery Channel show "The Repossessors" on professional recovery agents highliting the true professional repossessor and the daily job of securing the collateral while adhering to laws which protect the consumer.
Keynote speaker and guest speaker at industry events on the differences of commercial asset recovery and the auto recovery process.
Instructor for the InfoQuest skip tracing seminar on the location and recovery of commercial trucks and equipment. Course included the skills necessary for locating "charge off accounts".
Specialties:Experienced assigning commercial accounts for repossession nationwide. Qualifying repossession companies on a national level to determine if the agency is or can be trained for the commercial repossession. Training qualified repossessors to recover commercial assets. Training agencies to recover commercial accounts. Expert in the location and repossession of commercial trucks and equipment, RV,s and luxury motor homes.
Experience
Commercial Repossessor
Commercial Asset Solutions
Recovery agent of commercial trucks and equipment. I search, locate and repossess trucks, equipment, marine and airborne collateral. 30 years in the business and the references to back it up.
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Commercial Asset Solutions 407-948-7087, Repossessor of commercial assets.
Commercial Asset Solutions
Responsible for the Commercial Recovery Division, building the national client base, creating a national network of qualified and expirenced commercial asset recovery specialist, implementing the procedures and policies manual. Repossessing commercial assets in the field. Contact at 407-948-7087
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Expert Witness
Commercial Asset Solutions
Expert Witness for the repossession industry
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Owner
MDL Associates
Commercial repossession agency. Repossession of assets for commercial lenders. Client list of over 125 commercial lenders. Nations leading commercial repossession agency for the transportation and construction industry lenders.
Editor Publisher
Professional Repossessor Magazine
Co-Owner, Co-Editor of the Professional Repossessor Magazine. Publishing monthly issues for the industry for over eight years, this trade publication brought forward an industry which had operated off the grid for many years. PRM was directly responsible for introducing suppliers of products and services to the repossession industry.
Projects
Skipper project
Hired by Navistar Financial to locate and recover assets missing for over one year. $100K dump truck located and recovered after two years on the run. $137K Peterbilt and two $65K each 53ft reefer trailers located and recovered after replevin action fails and sends assets into deep hiding.
Bulgarian Mafia Recovery
Hired by Wells Fargo Equipment Finance and Daimler Financial to locate and recover over the road trucks and trailers operated by known members of Chicago based Bulgarian crime syndicate. Meeting with the Chicago office of the FBI to share information. To date have recovered nine of ten tractors and 10 dry van trailers.
Gypsy Asphalt Pavers
Hired by Lender to locate and recover dump trucks operated by traveling gypsy asphalt con men. Recovered all trucks located in Texas, Michigan, Ohio and Florida.
Gold Rush
Buyer bought equipment valued at $250K from Kansas based dealer never to be seen again. Tracked equipment to Gold mine in Alaska to oil fields in Texas then to tow yard in Oregon then located at a nearby farm in Oregon. Was also able to confirm property owned by debtor for judgement purposes.
Wheres my boat.
The acquisition of a large portfolio by a client shows a 100+ ft yacht not payed for and off the grid. The vessel was located docked at a Gulfport marina. The asset was recovered and transported to a Tampa sales yard where it was eventually sold for $2,000,000. This was a very satisfying moment for the lien holder.
Educating The Commercial Lender
A commercial lender chooses to do business with a national repossession forwarding company. This "one call" approach has two major drawbacks. First, there are not many commercial recovery experts across the country. This causes the forwarder to suffer from low recovery percentages in many areas. This drop in productivity cost lenders millions each year. Second, the forwarder almost always attempts...morecommercial asset recovery specialist, implementing the procedures and policies manual. Repossessing commercial assets in the field. Contact at 407-948-7087
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Commercial repossession agency. Repossession of assets for commercial lenders. Client list of over 125 commercial lenders. Nations leading commercial repossession agency for the transportation and construction industry lenders.
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JEANNE BENNETT
MANAGER at ATCO/BENNETT RECOVERIES, INC
MARK AND I HAVE WORKED TOGETHER AND I WOULD ADVISE ANY FINANCIAL COMPANY TO DO BUSINESS WITH HIMView
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Tom Angstead CARS, CCRS, PRS, MPRS
President at Allstate Recovery Bureau, Inc
I first met Mark in the late 90's. I have known Mark as the owner of a recovery company as well as publisher. Mark has...View
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Editor Publisher
Professional Repossessor Magazine
Co-Owner, Co-Editor of the Professional Repossessor Magazine. Publishing monthly issues for the industry for over eight years, this trade publication brought forward an industry which had operated off the grid for many years. PRM was directly responsible for introducing suppliers of products and services to the repossession industry.
Projects
Skipper project
Hired by Navistar Financial to locate and recover assets missing for over one year. $100K dump truck located and recovered after two years on the run. $137K Peterbilt and two $65K each 53ft reefer trailers located and recovered after replevin action fails and sends assets into deep hiding.
Bulgarian Mafia Recovery
Hired by Wells Fargo Equipment Finance and Daimler Financial to locate and recover over the road trucks and trailers operated by known members of Chicago based Bulgarian crime syndicate. Meeting with the Chicago office of the FBI to share information. To date have recovered nine of ten tractors and 10 dry van trailers.
Gypsy Asphalt Pavers
Hired by Lender to locate and recover dump trucks operated by traveling gypsy asphalt con men. Recovered all trucks located in Texas, Michigan, Ohio and Florida.
Gold Rush
Buyer bought equipment valued at $250K from Kansas based dealer never to be seen again. Tracked equipment to Gold mine in Alaska to oil fields in Texas then to tow yard in Oregon then located at a nearby farm in Oregon. Was also able to confirm property owned by debtor for judgement purposes.
Wheres my boat.
The acquisition of a large portfolio by a client shows a 100+ ft yacht not payed for and off the grid. The vessel was located docked at a Gulfport marina. The asset was recovered and transported to a Tampa sales yard where it was eventually sold for $2,000,000. This was a very satisfying moment for the lien holder.
Educating The Commercial Lender
A commercial lender chooses to do business with a national repossession forwarding company. This "one call" approach has two major drawbacks. First, there are not many commercial recovery experts across the country. This causes the forwarder to suffer from low recovery percentages in many areas. This drop in productivity cost lenders millions each year. Second, the forwarder almost always attempts...more
Projects
Skipper project
Hired by Navistar Financial to locate and recover assets missing for over one year. $100K dump truck located and recovered after two years on the run. $137K Peterbilt and two $65K each 53ft reefer trailers located and recovered after replevin action fails and sends assets into deep hiding.
Bulgarian Mafia Recovery
Hired by Wells Fargo Equipment Finance and Daimler Financial to locate and recover over the road trucks and trailers operated by known members of Chicago based Bulgarian crime syndicate. Meeting with the Chicago office of the FBI to share information. To date have recovered nine of ten tractors and 10 dry van trailers.
Gypsy Asphalt Pavers
Hired by Lender to locate and recover dump trucks operated by traveling gypsy asphalt con men. Recovered all trucks located in Texas, Michigan, Ohio and Florida.
Gold Rush
Buyer bought equipment valued at $250K from Kansas based dealer never to be seen again. Tracked equipment to Gold mine in Alaska to oil fields in Texas then to tow yard in Oregon then located at a nearby farm in Oregon. Was also able to confirm property owned by debtor for judgement purposes.
Wheres my boat.
The acquisition of a large portfolio by a client shows a 100+ ft yacht not payed for and off the grid. The vessel was located docked at a Gulfport marina. The asset was recovered and transported to a Tampa sales yard where it was eventually sold for $2,000,000. This was a very satisfying moment for the lien holder.
Educating The Commercial Lender
A commercial lender chooses to do business with a national repossession forwarding company. This "one call" approach has two major drawbacks. First, there are not many commercial recovery experts across the country. This causes the forwarder to suffer from low recovery percentages in many areas. This drop in productivity cost lenders millions each year. Second, the forwarder almost always attempts...more
Owner of Commercial Asset Solutions. CAS succeeds where others fail. 407-948-7087