Sterling National Bank, the principal subsidiary of Sterling Bancorp, announced that Brett Crabtree has joined the bank’s Asset Based Lending division as Managing Director, ABL Originations. He will report to Dave Viggiano, Business Leader, Asset Based lending at Sterling.

Based in Los Angeles, CA, Brett will have geographic coverage responsibility for the Western region of the US, focused on new client acquisition with established referral sources to deepen and expand existing client relationships, and evaluate & structure perspective asset-based credit solutions.

Most recently Brett was a Managing Director for ExWorks Capital, LLC, focusing on new and existing loans throughout the Western US. He brings over 20 years of lending experience to Sterling having been responsible for new loan originations at Finova Capital, IBJ Whitehall (now Webster Bank) Bridge Finance Group and ExWorks Capital.

Sterling National Bank provides asset-based loans to mid-sized companies operating across a wide range of industries. Sterling offers a variety of flexible financing options through a combination of revolving lines of credit and term loans, employing funds from $5 million to $50 million.