Our team
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.
Mark Diakun
Mark is a member of:
Commercial credit team
Director, Commercial Credit
416.597.3683
Collaborator. Meticulous. Knowledgeable.
“I add value through my ability to assess various viewpoints and build consensus among different stakeholders.”
Mark joined the First National team in 2020, but has been working in commercial real estate lending since 2007. His analytical skills enable him to dig into details, assess strengths and weaknesses and surface what’s important. As a communicator, he is motivated to understand and deliberate the various perspectives associated with each transaction. Armed with facts and viewpoints, Mark is determined to do what it takes to facilitate sound transactions, ensure customer satisfaction and promote a productive, positive environment.
When he’s not adding value for First National borrowers, Mark spends time reading, learning, watching sports, bonding with his family and enjoying dinners out.