J. Paul Reddam
University Professor, Race Horse owner of the 2012 Kentucky Derby winner, I'll Have Another.
John Paul Reddam (born July 28, 1955) is a Canadian businessman, Thoroughbred racehorse owner and a former professor of philosophy at California State University, Los Angeles.
Biography
Career
Known by his middle name, J. Paul Reddam was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and graduated from the University of Windsor with a bachelor's degree in psychology. He then obtained a master's degree in philosophy from the University of Toronto. In 1979, he moved to California to earn his Ph.D. at the University of Southern California and made his home in the state. Reddam wrote his Ph.D. dissertation, entitled "Pragmatics and the Language of Belief," in 1982, focusing on "pragmatic theories of belief ascription."
In 1995, he established a mortgage lending company, Ditech, and sold the business to General Motors in 1999. The New York Times reported that Governor of California Jerry Brown characterized Reddam's company's debt collection methods as loan sharking.
He now owns CashCall, Inc., another firm specializing in small loans at very high interest rates. CashCall settled a lawsuit against it for $5 million for predatory lending.
As of 2020, he is running a successor to Cash Call named Owning.com that specializes in high balance, low LTV loans in California.
Horse racing
As a young man, Reddam became interested in the harness races held at Windsor Raceway that eventually led to his involvement as an owner while working as a university professor in Los Angeles.
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