Siena Lending Group continues to expand its nationwide platform with today’s announcement of the hiring of Steve Bellah as the Southwest Regional Director. Bellah, a highly seasoned ABL veteran, will be focused on originating middle-market transactions and ABL Alliance banking partners. He has played key sales and leadership roles at such institutions as The CIT Group, GE Capital, and Wells Fargo Foothill. Bellah has built a reputation over the last 30-plus years providing creative financing solutions supporting working capital, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, growth capital, and numerous other special situations.

Bellah will be based in Dallas, TX and can be reached at 214-712-8190 or at sbellah@sienalending.com.

Siena Lending Group is an independent commercial finance company offering asset based loans between $1 million and $25 million to small and middle-market businesses across the United States. Siena also offers a turn-key servicing platform, which provides an attractive asset-based product for community and regional banks that desire improved operating metrics and asset diversification.