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.

Crystal Lin
Crystal is a member of:
Team Bellwood and Tomulka
Analyst, Commercial Financing
416.593.2911
Determined. Accountable. Adaptable.
“I add value by paying attention to detail, communicating transparently and maintaining a solution mindset.”
Crystal joined the First National team in 2017 and spent four years in the Commercial Default department before taking on her current role as Analyst. Committed to success, Crystal maintains a positive attitude and understands the importance of listening to and collaborating with others to achieve objectives. She believes that team efficiency is a combination of accountability and a willingness to help others. A quick thinker, Crystal prides herself on her adaptability and ability to take on new tasks enthusiastically. Her focus is always to simplify and resolve client concerns and issues.
When she’s not adding value for First National borrowers, Crystal likes to explore the globe, get lost in a great book and test new recipes.