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.

Brian Hammond
Brian is a member of:
Team Foote
Director, Commercial Financing
Brian.Hammond@firstnational.ca
416.597.5972
Experienced. Analytical. Adaptable.
“I add value by understanding client and investor priorities and anticipating questions and concerns before they arise, so I can address them proactively.”
Brian is a seasoned industry veteran, with more than 17 years of experience underwriting commercial mortgages at various leading Canadian institutions. He’s been with the First National team for the past three years. Brian invests time to understand client priorities so he can maintain a consistent focus on the end goal, defuse any potential issues and simplify the process for borrowers.
When he’s not adding value for First National borrowers, Brian enjoys the great outdoors by fishing and hunting and relaxes with a good book.