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Financial Advice
During the course of business negotiatons, transactions, or planning, you may require the services and expertise of a banker or financier.
Trade Alliance Recommended Financial Institutions
| Avatar Financial Group, LLC | |||
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| Address: | 100 Wall Street Seattle, WA 98121 | Tel: | 206-728-5900 |
| Fax: | 206-728-5993 | ||
| Contact: | Mr. Jerry Zevenbergen | ||
| Title: | CEO | ||
| Description: | Avatar Financial Group offers bridge loans for non-conforming, commercial real estate projects. We are direct hard money lenders, not brokers, and offer services in all 50 US states. | ||
| Bank of America | |||
| Address: | 701 5th Ave. - P.O. Box 3586 Seattle, WA 98124 | Tel: | 206.358.7800 |
| Contact: | Mr. Bill Glassford | ||
| Title: | Senior Vice President | ||
| Description: | Consumer and commercial banking with international offices in 35 countries supporting clients across 150 countries. | ||
| Cascade Bank | |||
| Address: | 2828 Colby Avenue Everett, WA 98201 | Tel: | 800-326-8787 |
| Contact: | Mr. Bob Wojcik | ||
| Title: | Business Banking Executive | ||
| Description: | Cascade is a full service community bank offering a wide range of banking solutions to the residents of the Puget Sound region. Cascade Bank's nineteen offices are located in Snohomish and King counties. | ||
| Chubb Group of Insurance Companies | |||
| Address: | 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3700 Seattle, WA 98104-7011 | Tel: | 908-572-4811 |
| Contact: | Mr. Bob Patulo | ||
| Title: | Branch Manager | ||
| Description: | Chubb offers extensive insurance solutions for business operations around the world. The Chubb Group has branch locations throughout North & Latin America, Asia, Europe, as well as Australia. | ||
| HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | |||
| Address: | 600 University St, Ste 2323 Seattle, WA 98101 | Tel: | 206-233-0888 |
| Contact: | Ms. Mire Levy | ||
| Title: | Vice President | ||
| Description: | HSBC Bank USA, N.A. offers its 3 million customers access to global markets and services. The Bank provides a full range of commercial banking products and services to individuals, corporations, institutions and governments, through its personal financial services, private banking, commercial banking and corporate investment banking and markets segments. The Bank is also an international dealer in derivative instruments and has mortgage banking and brokerage operations. | ||
| HomeStreet Bank | |||
| Address: | Two Union Square, 601 Union St. Suite 2000 Seattle, WA 98101-2636 | Tel: | 206-623-3050 |
| Contact: | Ms. Kathryn Williams | ||
| Title: | Senior Vice President - Community Relations | ||
| Description: | HomeStreet Bank has branches in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii. As a full–service community bank, it offers a full range of financial services, including business banking, business lending, consumer banking, mortgage lending, residential construction financing, income property financing, and insurance services. | ||
| International Credit Assistance, Inc. | |||
| Address: | 22027 70th Avenue, S. Kent, WA 98032 | Tel: | (206) 890-3442 |
| Fax: | (253) 437-0845 | ||
| Contact: | Ms. Jennifer Spatz | ||
| Title: | President | ||
| Description: | ICA provides consulting services to help minimize your international financial risk and maximize your cash flow. | ||
| Regal Financial Bank | |||
| Address: | 925 4th Ave. Suite 3800 Seattle, WA 98104 | Tel: | 206-621-0808 |
| Fax: | 206-621-0888 | ||
| Email: | info@regal-bank.com | ||
| Contact: | Mr. Kenneth Woo | ||
| Title: | Senior Vice President | ||
| Description: | Regal Financial Banks is a downtown independent bank. We are a new kind of financial services company that blends banking, investments and insurance, integrating the power of your money to help you on your path to financial success. | ||
| Robert Callard & Associates, LLC | |||
| Address: | 9616 47th Ave SW #100 Seattle, WA 98136 | Tel: | 206-932-3236 |
| Fax: | 206-932-3236 (please call before sending fax) | ||
| Email: | mailbox@callardintl.com | ||
| Contact: | Mr. Robert Callard | ||
| Title: | Principal | ||
| Description: | Robert Callard & Associates LLC is a consulting and training organization specializing in international property & casualty insurance. | ||
| Shoreline Bank | |||
| Address: | 16001 Aurora Ave N PO BOX 33740 Shoreline, WA 98133 | Tel: | 206-546-8400 |
| Contact: | Mr. Jeffrey Lewis | ||
| Title: | President & CEO | ||
| Description: | Shoreline Bank is a growing commercial bank located in Shoreline, Washington. Founded in the fall of 1999, the Bank was formed by the leadership and financial support of people in the Shoreline community. Most recently, as part of the effort to grow and serve a broad base of customers, Shoreline Bank has established a loan production office in Monroe, WA. | ||
| The Commerce Bank | |||
| Address: | 601 Union St, Ste 3600 Seattle, WA 98101-2327 | Tel: | 206-292-4500 |
| Contact: | Mr. Hiep Quach | ||
| Title: | Vice Chair, Board of Governors | ||
| Description: | The Commerce Bank of Washington is dedicated to enriching local businesses and professional firms by providing them and their principals with highly personalized banking and investment banking services from experienced bankers committed to long-term banking relationships. Whether your business is already established, or is new and expanding, The Commerce Bank has the expertise and resources to handle all your international financial transactions with a superior level of service. | ||
| Travelex Commercial Foreign Exchange | |||
| Address: | 2253 McDonald Ave. DuPont, WA 98327 | Tel: | (253) 964-8565 |
| Fax: | (253) 964-2281 | ||
| Email: | zhara.zwerling@travelexamericas.com | ||
| Contact: | Ms. Zhara Zwerling | ||
| Title: | |||
| Description: | Travelex, the world’s largest non-bank foreign exchange provider, offers a comprehensive range of International Payment services and provides ways to protect your business profits from volatile foreign exchange rates. They have a flexible and dynamic approach to specific customer requirements, regardless of the size of the business. Owing in part to their world class online transactional technology, they can provide customers with the easiest process for making payments to suppliers overseas. Each customer enjoys their own dedicated Trader to assist in mitigating risks and making international payments. Travelex does not bind their customers to contracts or commitments. | ||
| UBS Financial Services | |||
| Address: | 925 4th Ave., Ste. 2000 Seattle, WA 98104 | Tel: | 206-628 8511 |
| Contact: | Mr. Geoffrey Wilwerding | ||
| Title: | Vice President - Investments | ||
| Description: | UBS is one of the world's leading financial firms. We are one of the world's leading wealth management businesses, a global investment banking and securities firm, a key asset manager and the market leader in Swiss corporate and individual client banking. | ||
| US Bank | |||
| Address: | 1420 5th Avenue, Suite 2100 Seattle, WA 98101 | ||
| Contact: | Ms. Linda Jensen | Direct Tel: | 206-344-2320 |
| Title: | Executive Administrative Assistant | Direct Fax: | 206-344-2886 |
| Direct Email: | linda.jensen@usbank.com | ||
| Description: | In 2008, U.S. Banker Magazine ranked U.S. Bancorp as the "Top Banking Team." Established in 1853, with assets of $242 billion, U.S. Bancorp is the 6th largest financial services holding company in the US. For over 40 years, U.S. Bank has provided extraordinary international banking services to U.S. exporters and importers. Headquartered in Seattle, the Overseas Banking Division provides international trade financial expertise and services including; letters of credit, foreign exchange, correspondent banking, foreign direct investment, and international private banking to a wide range of businesses diligently handled by an experienced team of more than 50 native speakers. | ||
| Washington First International Bank | |||
| Address: | 9709 3rd Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115-2027 | Tel: | 206-525-8118 |
| Contact: | Ms. Elizabeth Huang | ||
| Title: | President & Co-CEO | ||
| Description: | Washington First International Bank is a Washington State chartered, FDIC insured, full service commercial bank located in Seattle. Since the Bank was founded in 1990, it has grown to be one of the top five commercial banks headquartered in the Greater Seattle area. As of March 31, 2006, Washington First Financial Group consolidated assets has reached $570 million. | ||
| Wells Fargo HSBC Trade Bank | |||
| Address: | 999 3rd Ave., 11th Flr. MAC-P6540-116 Seattle, WA 98104 | Tel: | 206-292-3725 |
| Fax: | 206-447-9851 | ||
| Contact: | Mr. Gary Isham | ||
| Title: | Senior Vice President | ||
| Description: | Wells Fargo HSBC Trade Bank ("The Trade Bank") is an equity joint venture between Wells Fargo Bank and HSBC Holdings, plc., which is part of the HSBC Group. The only nationally chartered bank in the U.S. dedicated exclusively to international trade, The Trade Bank offers the advantages of both global reach and local market understanding. | ||
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