Harvest
Cindy Santilena, CCIM has a wealth of experience in the commercial lending industry. Cindy'smost recent role was as a Senior Vice President, Business Development at Harvest, a nationwide direct lender specializing in SBA and conventional mortgages for owner-occupied commercial properties. Prior to this, they were a VP Business Development at Celtic Bank and VP Business Development, SBA Lending at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Cindy also held the position of SVP / Business Development at TMC Financing and AVP / Loan Officer at Nevada State Development Corporation. Cindy began their career at Bank of America in financial services. Throughout their career, Cindy has consistently demonstrated their expertise in business development and SBA lending.
Cindy Santilena, CCIM obtained their Bachelor of Science degree in Economics & International Business from the University of Nevada, Reno, from 1998 to 2001. In October 2013, they obtained the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) certification from the CCIM Institute.
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Harvest
Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC is a commercial real estate finance lender based in Laguna Hills, CA. Through a strategic partnership between Medalist Partners, LP ("Medalist") and Harvest’s Senior Management Team, the company acquired a Small Business Lending Company license that allows it to originate and service loans pursuant to the Small Business Administration’s 7(a) loan program. Through an affiliate, we are also in the process of developing a proprietary Small Balance Commercial Loan product along with unprecedented access to the secondary markets which will further our objective of becoming the country’s premier non-bank commercial real estate lender to small business. It is our mission is to help our customers achieve financial freedom while bringing employment opportunities to their surrounding communities. Formed in 2016 and headquartered in Laguna Hills, California, Harvest is an affiliate of Medalist Partners, LP ("Medalist"), a New York based investment manager with approximately $2.2 billion in assets under management (AUM) as of January 31, 2021 across strategies in asset-based private credit, structured credit, and CLOs. Contact (949) 778-0039 for more information.