Greystone announced that Jerry Lam has joined as Chief of Credit for Greystone’s Freddie Mac Small Balance Loans platform. He will be overseeing underwriting for more than $1B in transactions per year.

Lam joins Greystone from Freddie Mac, where he most recently served as Director of Credit for its SBL platform and a senior member of the credit team. Prior to his tenure at Freddie Mac, Lam held a variety of production and underwriting roles at companies including Barings Capital, Capital One Bank (formerly Beech Street Capital), PNC Bank, and Highridge Costa Housing Partners.

Lam earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from California State University, Fullerton. He will be located in Greystone's growing Newport Beach, California office, reporting to Leah Purvis, Managing Director and Chief Credit Officer for Greystone’s Agency Small Loans platform. 

As a Top 3 lender for Freddie Mac SBL transactions, Greystone consistently originates over $1 billion in loans for this category, which includes financing for multifamily properties between 5 and 50 units and loans from $1 million up to $7.5 million.