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| South Florida Business Journal’s criteria for the coveted award include:
VCL
has been a client of Colebrook since 2016. Bert Blicher, and Colebrook
founding partner, Bill
Ryczek have known each other since 1979 when Bert was with a finance
and real estate company, of which he eventually became CEO. In 1992 Bert
became Chair of ARDA, the association
serving the timeshare industry. He was instrumental in creating the ARDA
Resale Task Force and later became the only third-party provider to join
the Responsible
Exit Coalition alliance.
L-to-R: Bert Blicher and Debbie Ely For more than eight years, Bert Blicher led VCL as CEO; Debbie Ely was its President and spearheaded daily operations and development. In April, while maintaining a minority share, Blicher sold his majority interest to Colebrook Financial. Vacation Club Loans was founded on the principle of helping the resale market nationally by providing financing directly to the buyers on the secondary market. This secondary market had not had any lending, whereas Debbie saw an opportunity to jump in and assist since Bert owned one of the largest resale agencies in Orlando. Bill Ryczek, Partner/Colebrook Financial, said that “Under the leadership of President Debbie Ely, VCL’s financing of Disney Vacation Club© resales is at a record pace. Debbie’s personal attention to customer service is the key to the company’s growth.” “An award like this clearly demonstrates how having the right partners such as Colebrook Financial can positively affect the growth of our business. Their financial resources along with a deep understanding of the timeshare industry as well as our unique niche paved the way to such success,” said Ely. “In eight short years we have helped over 5,000 families become new owners.” In addition to Disney Vacation Club, Vacation Club Loans provides financing for all high-end brands like Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton, and Westin. Its focus in 2025 will be to add more single site resorts to its financing portfolio to offer direct financing to their house sales as well. Colebrook is a pioneer in many forms of financing, which led them to VCL and resale financing. Few competitors can match their longevity in the industry. They enjoy a reputation for adapting to new situations more quickly than larger institutions. About
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