Senior Loan Officer Ben Powell of Summit Financial and Investment Group, LLC has distinguished himself for excellence in the field of corporate finance and commercial lending. In addition to leading a successful career in finance, Ben Powell is actively involved in his community. Ben Powell was an Eagle Scout and leads a scout troop in the Salt Lake City area for the Boy Scouts of America. Ben Powell also participates in his church and teaches Sunday school to 11-year-olds. In addition, Ben Powell contributes to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints disaster relief program. Since 2005, Ben Powell has served at Summit Financial and Investment Group, where he originates commercial loans between $4 million and $100 million as well as completing detailed underwriting. Ben Powell also conducts analyses of borrower strengths and weaknesses and negotiates loan terms accordingly. Since Ben Powell joined Summit Financial and Investment Group, the company has enjoyed a 50% increase in profitability. At Summit Financial and Investment Group, Ben Powell creates financing solutions appropriate for almost any type of commercial real estate venture. Ben Powell’s financial products include equity, debt, mezzanine, and hybrid solutions, as well as debtor-in-possession financing and other specialized products. As a result, Summit Financial and Investment Group has financed resorts, churches, retail facilities, marinas, hospitals, amusement parks, multifamily apartment complexes, and other large real estate projects. Prior to accepting his current position at Summit Financial and Investment Group, Ben Powell served as an Execution Services Analyst/Restricted Stock Analyst at Goldman Sachs & Co., where he developed expertise in tax loss harvesting and in debt, equity, derivatives, and forex trading. Ben Powell supervised all U.S. and Asian trading for Goldman Sachs and was responsible for an increase in value of over 300% for the funds under his management.

Commercial Real Estate Lending