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Henry Chung

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Team Chung

Assistant Vice President, Commercial Financing

henry.chung@firstnational.ca

416.597.5271

Independent thinker. Diverse expertise. Transparent communicator.

Henry joined the First National team in 2012, after working in the industry since 2004 focusing on commercial banking and mezzanine financing.

As he’s evolved to focus on CMHC-insured multi-family lending, Henry still looks at deals with the same creative eye that he developed early in his career. Never one to look at a problem or mandate conventionally, Henry takes an independent thinking approach to financing. His early years were shaped by underwriting rigour, and that mindset still informs how he develops his recommendations for clients.

Transparency is vitally important to how Henry engages with clients. He always wants clients to know what he is thinking so he makes sure to provide consistent and detailed updates throughout the underwriting process. Sharing transparently and regularly creates opportunities for clients to add value to the underwriting process and sustains a high level of collaboration.

Working at First National, Henry values being part of an entrepreneurial culture that allows him to determine how he approaches deals and client relationships. With the autonomy to run his business his way, Henry has the freedom to forge relationships with the types of borrowers that align with his philosophy. He can also execute on deals with a pragmatic and sensible level of oversight.