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Mark Morales

Office Telephone: 310 766 0399

Email: Mark(dotted)Morales(at)homestreet(dotted)com

Mark Morales is a Vice President of the SBA SoCal Division of HomeStreet Bank. Mark has over 18 years of business banking experience and specializes in SBA financing and loan programs: SBA 7(a) Business Loans, SBA 7(a) Real Estate Loans, SBA 504 1st Trust Deed Loans, Bridge Loans and SBA Contract Loans (CAPLines).

Mark not only helps businesses grow through loans, he has initiated and spearheaded multiple CPA Continuing Education programs on SBA Loan Programs and Access to Capital. He is a featured Speaker for the Beauty Industry Market Access (BIMA) Program for the Long Beach Small Business Development Corporation and has spoken about International Trade Financing at the Valley International Trade Association. He recently was the featured speaker at the Business Fundamentals Bootcamp in Beverly Hills.

Like his professional work, Mark's humanitarian efforts lie at the intersection of business and community development by way of board involvement at the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (LAGLCC) where he serves as Vice President, Board Member and Membership Training Program Creator and Moderator. Servicing with the LAGLCC allows Mark to use his skills to help cultivate strong relationships with professional leaders and business owners. Mark helps local businesses get LGBT Business Enterprise certification and works with the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) as a Site Surveyor.

In March 2015 Mark was appointed to the California Department of Insurance "Insurance Diversity Task Force" whose mission is to encourage increased procurement from California's diverse suppliers and diversity amongst insurer governing boards.

HomeStreet Bank

Founded in 1921, HomeStreet Bank offers consumer and commercial banking, mortgage lending and loans for residential construction, commercial real estate financing, investment and insurance products and services in the Pacific Northwest, California and Hawaii. We maintain a shared goal across teams and regions to be the preferred and trusted provider of financial services. HomeStreet Bank is proud to have consistently received an "outstanding" rating under the federal Community Reinvestment Act.

HomeStreet Bank is one of the only Pacific Northwest-based lenders selected to receive national Preferred Lender Program (PLP) status from the U.S. Small Business Administration. PLP designation streamlines the underwriting and closing of SBA-guaranteed loans. HomeStreet received this designation based on a solid track record of working with the SBA and our ability to demonstrate a high proficiency in underwriting and servicing SBA guaranteed loans. This status demonstrates HomeStreet’s expertise and commitment to small-business lending.

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