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We lend billions of dollars to commercial real estate projects every year. But it’s not just capital that distinguishes us. It’s the empowered nature of our workforce. Our advisors are experienced experts whose sole focus is to deliver financing strategies that enable you to achieve greater success.

Our Better Lending culture – three decades in the making – is built on the skill that comes from pure mortgage lending. Because we start from a position of knowledge about you, your project, and your market, we can design solutions that are fit for your purpose. And because accountability is in our nature, we meet our commitments.

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Michele Cook

Michele is a member of:
Team Bellwood and Tomulka

Senior Director, Commercial Financing

Michele.Cook@firstnational.ca

416.597.5974

Problem solver. Inventive thinker. Swift executor.

Michele has been a part of the First National Financial commercial team for the past 11 years. Prior to moving into origination in 2014, Michele worked in CMBS and oversaw commercial operations for 10 years.

For Michele, there are always alternatives to consider and new ways of thinking to pursue. She is the consummate problem solver, always presenting smart alternatives to complex issues.

Michele takes time to know what makes clients tick. With that knowledge, she can leverage First National’s broad product portfolio and investor network resourcefully. The resulting solution is often unexpected, but completely on point.

Working at First National, Michele has the tools and encouragement that she needs to be inventive in her solution approach. And when it comes time to execute, she has the support to work swiftly in the background, making the client’s experience seamless.

Industry involvement: Michele is a member of the Real Estate Institute of Canada and holds a Certificate in Real Estate Finance (CRF) designation.