Extensia Financial, one of the nation’s premier credit union service organizations (CUSO) specializing in commercial real estate lending nationwide, announces the addition of real estate finance professional Jan Hood as its newest business development officer. With over 20 years of commercial real estate lending experience, Hood is positioned to help expand Extensia’s lending footprint and leverage one of the most established credit union lending and loan participation platforms nationwide.
“Jan’s background and network of commercial real estate borrowers and brokers align with our ongoing expansion goals,” said Craig Page, Extensia’s president and CEO. “Jan possesses not only commercial real estate insight and market knowledge but also the underwriting experience necessary to recognize whether or not the loan will work for our credit union customers.”
Hood is a former vice president at George Smith Partners, where she helped to establish a successful northwest commercial real estate lending office. She also worked as an independent commercial mortgage banker and broker for over 10 years. An active member of her community, Hood serves as executive board member for Alaska Housing Initiatives, Inc., a nonprofit assisting various homeless, low-income and disabled populations. She completed her master’s degree in Business Administration at Golden Gate University and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Finance and Marketing at the University of Oregon.
“Extensia’s ability to originate, participate and service loans for the credit union industry in a customer-centric manner blends well with the customers and clients with whom I have worked over the past two decades,” said Hood. “I believe that we will be able to make a tremendous impact in the Pacific Northwest and nationwide, and I’m excited to help Extensia continue on its growth trajectory.”