Andrew Beal
$11.73B
as of 07/05/24
About Andrew Beal
Andrew Beal is the founder and owner of Beal Financial Corporation, which owns Beal Bank and has assets of more than $40 billion.
The Texas banker is known for gobbling up distressed assets, including mortgages, bonds backed by commercial planes and IOUs to power plants.
He made a tidy sum during the Great Recession, scooping up beaten-down assets while the nation's biggest banks were being bailed out by taxpayers.
Born in Lansing, Mich., he scraped together cash early on fixing used televisions.
Beal dropped out of both Michigan State University and Baylor University and bought a $6,500 house at age 19 that he leased to get a start in real estate.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Banks, real estateResidence
Dallas, TexasMarital status
DivorcedBirth date
11/29/52 (age 71)Number of children
6Education
Drop Out, Baylor UniversitySelf-made
self-madeAndrew Beal’s fortune is worth
196K
troy ounces of gold
181K
median U.S. household
117K
median U.S. income
0.235%
U.S. credit card volume
0.047%
GDP of the United States
0.035%
United States debt
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Beal says he has subscribed to Forbes for over three decades.
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