Washington Commercial Banking
If you have commercial needs, our Washington Commercial Banking team can help. We do real estate projects, business purchase, equipment financing, construction, government banking, working capital, and more. On average, our team finances more than $1 billion annually in commercial loans for Washington clients. With unmatched personal service, our team also has the experience and expertise to serve as your trusted partner in a variety of industries from construction to healthcare. We look forward to continuing to help grow businesses right here in the Evergreen State.
Meet our Washington Commercial Team
Eric is responsible for WaFd’s Commercial Real Estate lending activities throughout the state of Washington. This includes major income property types for investors/developers (office, industrial, multifamily, hospitality, and retail), as well as builder banking (land development, finished lots, and vertical construction for production homebuilders). He is a 2005 graduate of Angelo State University [Texas] and a 2022 graduate of Pacific Coast Banking School [Washington]. Eric is involved with and sits on local CRE Industry boards, as he is a past President of the Risk Management Association’s Puget Sound Chapter and is the current Chairperson for Washington Mortgage Bankers Association’s Income Property Group Committee.
He and his wife spend their free time working on endless projects at their ‘ranch’ on Vashon Island. Yes, there are dogs, chickens, horses, and even a miniature donkey. But no, none of those last three acquisitions were Eric’s idea!
Gary joined the bank in 2008 and has over 30 years of experience in the banking industry. He started his banking career in Florida as a Small Business Banker and relocated with his family to the PNW in 2000, where his career path moved him into commercial banking. After joining WaFd, Gary held roles as a commercial relationship manager, senior commercial relationship manager, and division manager. In 2013, he was asked to relocate to the Portland area to take on a new role with the bank integrating South Valley Bank and Trust into the WaFd family, and ultimately as its Northern Oregon regional president. Gary has been involved in many youth and community organizations, and has done a significant amount of work as a volunteer in the non-profit space in Oregon. He is the past president of JDRF Columbia-Willamette, and a former board member at the United Way Columbia-Willamette.
Gary has been happily married for 30+ years to his wife, Kirsten, and has 4 beautiful children. In his free time, he enjoys watching his children play sports, watching football, and fishing.
Tim has been active in real estate finance for more than 35 years, and since 2003 has focused on commercial banking in the Puget Sound region. He currently manages the Community Multi-Family Lending (CMFL) team at WaFd, which specializes in financing multi-family properties, self-storage facilities, and manufactured home parks.
Tim enjoys working with local rental housing providers supporting their lending and deposit needs. He is a former board member of the Washington Mortgage Bankers Association (WMBA) and is currently a member of the WMBA Income Property Group Committee. Additionally, Tim is active in the Rental Housing Association of Washington.
In his free time Tim enjoys camping trips with his wife in their travel trailer and visiting with family in California.
Pete is responsible for overseeing all treasury services, products, procedures, and operations for Northern Washington, including leading the middle market treasury team. The team is responsible for the continuous improvement of treasury onboardings and implementations to ensure an exceptional client experience. The team also provides technical treasury product and services expertise, including Online Banking, Remote Deposit, ACH, Wires, Purchase Cards, Positive Pay, and Account Analysis.
Pete has over 25 years of experience in banking. In 1997, Pete started at Bank of America as a teller, then joined the commercial team in 2003, serving as an analyst and then Relationship Manager. In 2015, Pete joined WaFd Bank to help build our treasury and government banking presence.
Pete is a graduate of Wayne State College. He is an avid reader of history, collects trading cards, and always has a yard project, which his two boys studiously avoid. Married now for nearly 20 years, Pete and his family live on Bainbridge Island.