Senior Managing Director, Umpqua Bank Los Angeles Corporate Banking Division

Dunford joined Umpqua Bank in 2016 to establish its corporate banking
division in downtown Los Angeles. A 25-year veteran in commercial
banking, he assembled a team of corporate bankers. Dunford and his
team manage over $700 million in loans throughout Southern California,
which the Portland-based bank considers a priority market. Recent deals
include financing and deposit arrangements with commercial insurance,
apparel, auto parts, pharmaceutical and real estate companies. Dunford
also helped secure bond financing for several private schools in California.
In a statement, the bank said Dunford’s team is the “catalyst for the
bank’s continued commercial business growth across the region.”

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