Get to know our dynamic HALL Structured Finance team in our “Meet the Team” series.
Meet our Vice President Allyson Van Blarcum. Allyson joined HALL Structured Finance (HSF) in 2021 and her primary responsibility is new loan originations with a focus on sourcing, structuring, underwriting, and closing ground up construction and bridge loans. Prior to joining HSF, Allyson held debt origination roles at both ACORE Capital and GE Capital Real Estate and since 2013, she has been involved in closing over $4.5B of debt transactions. Allyson holds a BBA degree with honors in Real Estate and Professional Selling from Baylor University. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Hope Cottage, the oldest nonprofit, non-faith-based adoption agency in Dallas.
1. What is your favorite food?
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- PASTA, PASTA, and PASTA. I also love a good 9 oz. filet mignon cooked medium rare. It’s like butter.
2. Do you have a pet and what is their name?
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- I have a 1-year old female Labradoodle named Beryl and a 6-month old male German Sheprador (half GS/half Labrador Retriever) named Rainbow (Bow for short; don’t knock the name my two daughters named him).
3. What is your favorite sport to watch, and which team do you root for?
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- Baylor Bear football. Sic ‘em Bears!
4. What are your hobbies outside of work?
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- Since I have two little girls (age 5 and 2) my current hobbies consist of drinking wine and spending quality time with family.
5. Where is your favorite place to travel?
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- Give me ANY white sand beach and a fruity cocktail and I am there!
6. Which movie have you seen recently or what are you watching on Netflix?
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- I cannot get enough of The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) and counting down the days until the next season comes out!
7. What do you enjoy about the work you do?
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- 1) I love being on the front end of the process because we are essentially in the business of “people” as we work to gain rapport with potential new clients (both sponsors and mortgage brokers) and work to nurture our existing relationships. 2) I love being involved in all aspects of the deal process from originations to closing. Being able to partner with our sponsors to build creative loan structures to meet their unique financing needs and then being there to congratulate them on their successful execution of their business plans is truly rewarding.
8. What’s your favorite type of HALL Wines?
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- I would have to say the 2014 Kathryn Hall Cabernet Sauvignon and then a close second place would be any vintage of Hall’s sauvignon blanc.
Contact Information
Allyson Van Blarcum
Vice President
Work: 214.269.9524
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