The Stump Companies were founded in 1972 by J. Ralph Stump in Charlotte, NC following a successful career in banking, factoring, and asset based lending with William Iselin Company (successor company is CIT) and C&S National Bank (successor company is Bank of America). With the founding of Stump Financial Corporation, Ralph created a merger & acquisition advisory company to the furniture industry, based on his many years of trustworthy friendships and professional relationships with business owners around the country. In 2002, Stump Financial began advisory services for emerging Asian transactions and has since completed numerous cross-border transactions.