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Better people make better lending

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. 

Better by design, better by nature, better for you in every corner of the country.

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Zachary Vanier

Zachary Vanier

Zachary is a member of:
Team Pawliuk - Vanier

Director, Commercial Financing

zachary.vanier@firstnational.ca

604.365.4379

Proficient. Analytical. Curious.

“I add value by assessing situations from my customers’ perspectives to understand their challenges and figure out ways to meet their needs.”

Zachary has been involved in both sides of First National’s business. He spent a year as Funder and Fulfillment Specialist on the residential side and moved to commercial in June 2017. Always eager to learn, Zachary loves the working with numbers and digging in to find answers. His strong analytical skills and ability to grasp new concepts give him confidence to create unique underwriting strategies and provide the best financing structure for clients.

When he’s not adding value for First National borrowers, Zachary enjoys being active, especially playing hockey, baseball, golf and soccer.