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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.

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Zeeshan Theba

Zeeshan is a member of:
Team Selles

Director, Commercial Financing

zeeshan.theba@firstnational.ca

778 899 4115

Strategic. Insightful. Efficient.

“I add value by leveraging 17 years of industry expertise to share market insights, customize financing solutions, streamline the financing process and build enduring relationships.”

Zeeshan joined the First National team in May 2024 after 17 years in the banking industry. Three of those years were spent in customer service roles and the rest in sales. His skill set includes client relationship management, financial advisory, loan and credit management, deal structuring, portfolio management, business development and cross-functional collaboration. After almost two decades in the industry, Zeeshan understands financial markets and real estate financing intimately. He taps that broad knowledge when advising clients. Relationships are critical to him. He invests for the long term, so he can understand changing needs and build solutions accordingly. Zeeshan’s strength is in managing complex financing deals from initial engagement to deal closure, making sure the process is seamless, well-executed and timely.

When he’s not adding value for First National borrowers, Zeeshan stays fit at the gym, explores the globe, takes long drives and walks and loses himself in the latest bestseller.