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.

Veronique Clermont
Veronique is a member of:
Commercial leadership team
Assistant Vice President, Commercial Funding
veronique.clermont@firstnational.ca
416.597.5954
Accountable. Transparent. Optimistic.
“I add value by identifying and mitigating risks, executing to tight deadlines and elevating the team to be as efficient as possible.”
Veronique’s career at First National began in 2011, where she has held several operations roles. As Senior Manager, she emphasizes taking responsibility and being accountable. She believes that collaborating is the best way to improve, learn and grow as individuals and as a team. An honest communicator, Veronique ensures that everyone understands targets, vision and direction. For her, transparency and clear goals create a trusting team environment. She leads by example with her optimism, stressing the importance of a positive attitude and mindset.
When she’s not adding value for First National borrowers, Veronique learns new languages, watches foreign films at TIFF and absorbs the culture and history of European museums and Renaissance cities.