Chris Niederpruem is Head of the Real Estate Finance group at CIT. His team provides stabilized, value-add and construction loans between $25 million and $150 million to highly experienced and well-capitalized sponsors. The team originates, underwrites, and manages the loans which are primarily focused on office, multifamily, and industrial properties in major markets nationwide.

Prior to CIT, Niederpruem served as Director of U.S. Property Finance for Bank of Ireland where he was responsible for new business origination.

Before joining Bank of Ireland, he worked for the Commercial Real Estate Banking Group of Anglo Irish Bank in New York. He also worked in the U.S. commercial real estate lending group at the New York Branch of KBC Bank.

Chris is an active member of the Mortgage Bankers Association.