American Prudential Capital, Inc.

When I was a senior in High School my English Civilization instructor was Dr. R. Lawrence Dowell, as best I recall.

President Kennedy had just been assassinated.  We lived in a suburb of Washington, D.C.  As you can imagine, we were young and distraught.  This was a world-changing moment for all of us.

In the midst of this,  my instructor asked me to stand up to answer a question.  What he asked me was this:  ”Would you be willing to die for the President of the United States?”  Or, “would you be willing to die for the Presidency of the United States?”  I chose the Presidency, the institution…not the man.

So, at this time of remembrance of wars present and past, what makes me so proud of our armed forces is that they will not only die for the preservation of our institutions but they will die for the man, the President, the Vice President, the Chief Justice and the janitor who cleans their offices.

You see, they are willing to die for me individually, for you, for your children, for your grand children.  They are willing to take the bullet, to step in between me and certain death.

This may come as a surprise to you but it does not come as a surprise to them.  They are committed to protecting us.  They protect our insane right to be wrong, our right to disagree, our right to be politically “left” or “right. ”

They protect the institutions AND the individuals.  They are willing to die to protect even those who despise them.

Since most of us are not willing to die for the man as well as the office, perhaps the least we can do is honor those who do, who have, and who always will…Our national heroes!

Banks turn to American Prudential Capital and Hal Means to assist their commercial customers with alternative funding.

(May 12, 2010 ) Houston, TX – H. F. Hal Means is a 37-year veteran of Texas banking, having served as president & CEO of banks in Wharton, Houston, & Tyler, TX. Following retirement from banking in 1996, he helped individuals & small businesses solve their financial concerns as a Houston financial planner with AXA Advisors, LLC, a Paris, France-based worldwide financial services firm for 11 years, retiring in 2007. In January, 2008, Means joined & now serves as an independent representative of American Prudential Capital, Inc., a 20 year-old family-owned commercial factoring firm headquartered in Houston. His focus here is on working with startups & referrals from banks.

His extensive experience includes upper general management, finance, marketing, staff leadership & on boards of directors. He was the founding president of the Houston bank & organizing manager of several key bank departments, including the acquisition of accounts from over 100 East Texas banks.

He is a Life Member of both the Texas Association of Business and the Greater Houston Partnership. Means co-created a national award-winning bank television advertisement & served as president of the Henderson County, TX United Way campaign, on the founding board of directors of the Regional East Texas Food Bank, East Texas Area Boy Scouts of America, several other bank boards & on the National Board of the Bank Marketing Association.

Prior to his career in banking, Mr. Means served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Artillery. He and his wife of 44 years have two children and two grandchildren.

For Release:
May 10, 2010
0500hrs CDT

For more information contact:
Eric Standlee, 281-377-6296, eric@americanprudentialcap