SPOTLIGHT | Financial Services: Umpqua Bank – Together For Better | BAR

Contact
Lynell Bevels | 510.295.8052 • [email protected]

Our Focus

Umpqua believes that we can build economic vitality together. We do that by putting our priority on people and the communities they live in. That’s true if Umpqua is your personal bank, business bank, or private bank.  Umpqua Bank will lend or invest $8.1 billion to underserved borrowers and communities over a five-year period starting January 1, 2023.

We are the largest bank headquartered in the Northwest and a leading western U.S. financial institution, with over $50 billion in assets and more than 300 locations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah and Colorado. In addition to retail banking, Umpqua also offers comprehensive business banking and commercial finance services.

We are a bank but think of us as your financial partner. Because Umpqua knows that the best way forward is together. Together for people. Together for business. Together for better. 

Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender. SBA Preferred Lender. NMLS #401867

Community Lending Team

Expands relationships with nonprofit housing organizations
Engages local elected officials and state agencies to identify affordable housing needs within their communities
Builds and expand our partnerships with diverse real estate associations
Identifies and recruits diverse lending officers and branch managers

Community Lending Manager

Lynell Bevels | Lynell is a seasoned mortgage professional with over 30 years of experience helping individuals and families realize the dream of homeownership. In her current role as AVP, Community Lending Manager for the California, Nevada and Arizona regions, Lynell partners with team members and community partners to ensure that lending parity is accessible to all communities across Umpqua’s banking platform. This includes expanding access to homeownership, community development, philanthropic giving and small business formation and growth. Learn more>>

Umpqua Bank is committed to lending equitably throughout our footprint, ensuring credit is flowing through our communities. To this end, Umpqua’s team is focused on lending parity across our entire footprint, including small business formation and growth, residential and commercial lending.

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Learn More about Umpqua

Affordable Housing | Umpqua Bank Partners with LISC to Expand Affordable Homeownership Programs in West Coast Communities
Small Business Formation & Growth | Umpqua Bank Deploys $1 Million in Microloans to BIPOC and Women Entrepreneurs through Innovative Kiva Partnership
Community Grants | Giving to our communities
Community Impact | Umpqua Bank Launches Warm Hearts Winter Drive, Mobilizes Thousands of Associates across the West to Support Neighbors in Need

Hope for first-time homebuyers. Don’t think you can afford to buy your first home? Watch Chad’s story. He didn’t think he had a chance. Now he’s a proud homeowner, planting his roots in a place he loves.

Umpqua in the News

October 11, 2023 | How Post-Merger Umpqua Updated Its Identity and Retained Brand Equity – The Financial Brand
September 22, 2023 | Umpqua Names US Bank Veteran Nicole Bascomb-Green Head of Community Lending – Puget Sound Business Journal
July 27, 2023 | Umpqua Bank Named as a Top Corporate Philanthropist in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times – San Francisco Business Times
June 12, 2023 | Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation Awards Community Grants to 79 Nonprofits – PR Newswire
May 26, 2022 | NCRC, Columbia Bank And Umpqua Bank Complete $8.1 Billion Community Plan To Advance Economic Opportunity For Underserved Communities – National Community Reinvestment Coalition

Umpqua in the Community
Forging relationships with community members, leaders, groups and businesses is a vital aspect of Lynell’s responsibility in gaining awareness throughout California, Nevada and Arizona. Together for people. Together for business. Together for better. 

Umpqua in the Community
(Seattle, WA 1/27/24) Umpqua Sponsors NAREB Western Washington Realtist Holiday Party: Lynell Bevels (AVP, CA/NV/AZ), Qualen Carter (AVP, Oregon/SW Washington), Sabrina Smith (AVP, Washington/Idaho)

Umpqua in the Community
(Alameda, CA 1/20/23) Umpqua Sponsors Vietnamese American Business Association Holiday Cruise: Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua), Danny Glover (American Actor, Film Producer, Political Activist), Eric Larsen (SVP, Middle Markets Relationship Manager, Umpqua), Monica Brazil (Branch Manager, Walnut Creek, Umpqua)

Umpqua in the Community
(Alameda, CA | 01.20.24) Umpqua Sponsors Vietnamese American Business Association Holiday Party: Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua), Kenneth Maxey II (Director of Gov't Affairs, Comcast; Founder & President, Urban League of Greater San Francisco Bay Area)

Umpqua in the Community
(Alameda, CA | 01.20.24) Umpqua Sponsors Vietnamese American Business Association (VABA) Holiday Party: Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua), Dr. Tammeil Gilkerson (Chancellor, Peralta Community College District)

Umpqua in the Community
(Alameda, CA | 01.20.24) Umpqua Sponsors Vietnamese American Business Association (VABA) Holiday Party: Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua), Mia Bonta (CA State Assemblymember)

Umpqua in the Community
(San Francisco, CA | 1.15.24) 2024 MLK Labor & Community Breakfast: Tyra Fennel (Director Community Relations, SF Mayor's Office), Lynell Bevels (AVP Umpqua), London Breed (SF Mayor), Ria Cotton-Landry (Broker, Cotton Realty; President, CAREB)

Umpqua in the Community
(San Francisco, CA | 1.15.24) 2024 MLK Labor & Community Breakfast: Willie Brown, Jr. (Fmr. SF Mayor), Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua)

Umpqua in the Community
(San Francisco, CA | 1.15.24) 2024 MLK Labor & Community Breakfast: Anthony Stafford Jr. (Community Loan Officer, Umpqua), Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua), Ria Cotton-Landry (Broker, Cotton Realty; President, CAREB), Michael DeFlorimonte (Managing Editor, Bay Area Registry)

Umpqua in the Community
(San Francisco, CA | 1.15.24) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Observance @ YBCA - Black & Brown Comix Arts Festival: Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua), Steven Christian (Owner, Creative, Itopia Studios)

Umpqua in the Community
(San Francisco, CA | 1.15.24) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Observance @ YBCA - Black & Brown Comix Arts Festival: Stanley Jordan (American jazz guitarist), Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua)

Umpqua in the Community
(Oakland, CA | 12.31.23) Umpqua Sponsors Community NYE Brunch Event: Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua), Cathy Adams (President-CEO, Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce), Michele McQueen (Owner, Town Fare Cafe), Michael DeFlorimomte (Managing Editor, Bay Area Registry), Petra Brady (Community Engagement Director, Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce)

Umpqua in the Community
(Oakland, CA | 12/21/23) | Oakland Latino Chamber of Commerce (OLCC) Holiday Mixer: Front Row - Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua), Back Row - Anthony Stafford Jr. (Community Loan Officer, Umpqua), Guest, Guest, Guest

Umpqua in the Community
(Seattle, WA | 12.12.23) Umpqua Community Lending Strategic Meeting: Sabrina Smith (AVP, Washington-Idaho), Nicole Bascomb-Green (SVP, Head of Community Lending), Lynell Bevels (AVP, California, Nevada, Arizona), Qualen Carter (AVP, Portland-SW Washington)

Umpqua in the Community
(San Francisco, CA | 12/10/23) Umpqua Sponsors The Recharge Group Holiday Celebration & BLKMarketPlace: Dr. Marc Spencer, Founder and CEO, The Recharge Group), Anthony Stafford Jr. (Community Loan Officer, Umpqua)

Umpqua in the Community
(Richmond, CA | 11.30.23) CoBiz Coworking Space Holiday Mixer: Will Jackson (VP, Business Access Advisor, US Bank), Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua), Wesley Alexander (CEO, CoBiz Richmond), Petra Brady (Community Engagement Director, Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce), Christopher Horton (District Director, SBA)

Umpqua in the Community
(Vallejo, CA | 11.09.23) Syar Foundation Summit: Front Row - Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua); Second Row - Tara Lynn Gray (CA Govenor's Office of Business & Economic Development), Autumn McDonald (Head of New America), Pedar Bruce (VP, Social Impact Officer, Umpqua)

Umpqua in the Community
(Oakland, CA | 11.03.23) Umpqua Sponsors 100 Black Men of the Bay Area "Ignite Your Wealth 2.0 Forum": Front Row - Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua), Second Row - Cedric Nash (Author, Speaker, CEO & Founder, Oakland Consulting Group), Jule Dildine (Branch Manager, Napa, Umpqua)

Umpqua in the Community
(Oakland, CA | 11.02.23) Umpqua Sponsors 100 Black Men of the Bay "Ignite Your Wealth 2.0 Forum": Front - Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua), Background - 100 Black Men of the Bay Area Members

Umpqua in the Community
(Oakland, CA | 11.02.23) Umpqua Sponsors 100 Black Men of the Bay "Ignite Your Wealth": William Morthel (VP, Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley), Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua), Frank Tucker (CEO, Tucker Technology)

Umpqua in the Community
(Oakland, CA | 11.02.23) 100 Black Men of the Bay Area "Ignite Your Wealth 2.0": Carroll Fife (Oakland City Council Member), Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua)

Umpqua in the Community
(Oakland, CA | 10/26/23) OAACC Business Awards Luncheon: Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua), Cathy Adams (President & CEO, OAACC), Adriane Tolefree

Umpqua in the Community
(Oakland, CA 10/26/23) OAACC Business Awards Luncheon: Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua), Sam Tadesse (CEO & Managing Director, Marina Security Services, Inc.)

Umpqua in the Community
(San Diego, CA | 10.25.23) Filipino American Chamber of Commerce (FACC) Business Mixer: Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua), Femie Villaflores Cupit (Chapter President, FACC GSD)

Umpqua in the Community
(Santa Clara, CA | 10.14.23) Umpqua Sponsors Golden Heart Run: Lynell Bevels (AVP), Second Row: Kimberly Pickup (Golden Heart Fund, Corporate & Foundation Relations), Janelle Stafford, Anthony Stafford, Jr. (Community Home Loan Officer), Courtney Smikle

Umpqua in the Community
(Santa Clara, CA | 10.14.23) Umpqua Sponsors Golden Heart Run: Lynell Bevels (AVP), Second Row: Janelle Stafford, Anthony Stafford, Jr. (Community Home Loan Officer), Jule Dildine (Branch Manager, Napa), Omar Ortega (Branch Manager, San Jose), Miguel Ortega

Umpqua in the Community
(Westminster, CA | 10.12.23) Umpqua sponsors OASIS Illumination Gala: Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua), Eugene Dunford (SVP, Senior Managing Director, Umpqua)

Umpqua in the Community
(Westminster, CA | 10.12.23) Umpqua sponsors OASIS Illumination Gala: Lynell Bevels (AVP), Dave Hansen (Retail Banking Director)

Umpqua in the Community
(Westminster, CA | 10.12.23) Umpqua sponsors OASIS Illumination Gala: Tory Nixon (President, Commercial Banking), Pedar Bruce (VP, Social Impact Officer)

Umpqua in the Community
(Westminster, CA | 10.12.23) Umpqua sponsors OASIS Illumination Gala: Lynell Bevels (AVP), Second Row: Clint Stein (CEO), Ingrid Strauss (Regional Underwriting Director), Tory Nixon (President, Commercial Banking), Guillermo Sandoval (VP, Financial Inclusion Director)

Umpqua in the Community
(Westminster, CA | 10.12.23) Umpqua Sponsors OASIS Illumination Gala: Lynell Bevels (AVP), Chris Merrywell (President, Consumer Banking, Umpqua)

Umpqua in the Community
(San Francisco, CA | 9/28/23) Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center 2023 Small Business BIG IMPACT Annual Event: Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua), Pedar Bruce (VP, Social Impact Officer, Umpqua), Cathy Adams (President-CEO, Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce)

Umpqua in the Community
(Oakland, CA | 09.14.23) Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce (OAACC) Mixer: Petra Brady (Community Engagement Director, OAACC), Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua)

Umpqua in the Community
(Richmond, CA | 09.06.23) Umpqua Salutes Their Nominee, Community Partner and DFPI Grant Awardee - Richmond Neighborhood Housing Services (RNHS): Anthony Stafford, Jr. (Community Home Loan Officer, Umpqua), Nikki Beasley, Executive Director, RNHS), Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua)

Umpqua in the Community
(Richmond, CA | 09.06.23) Umpqua Attends DFPI Grant Presentation to Community Partner - Richmond Neighborhood Housing Services (RNHS): Greg Young (Senior Deputy Commissioner, CA Department of Financial Protection & Innovation (DFPI)), Clothilde Hewlett (DFPI, Commissioner), Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua), Anthony Stafford, Jr. (Community Home Loan Officer, Umpqua)

Umpqua in the Community
(Sacramento, CA | 8.31.23) Umpqua Welcomes Nicole Bascomb-Green to the Team: Gabriel Brown (Affordable Housing Relationship Mgr.), Nicole Bascomb-Green (SVP, Head of Home Lending), Doris Ramos (Loan Officer, Modesto), Lynell Bevels (AVP), Steve Curtis (Loan Officer, Santa Rosa), Jeff Stevens (Home Lending Branch Mgr.), Anthony Stafford, Jr. (Community Home Lending Officer)

Umpqua in the Community
(Berkeley, CA | 08.26.23) Associated Real Property Broker's "Generating Black Generational Wealth": Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua)

Umpqua in the Community
(Houston, TX | 08.03.23) NAREB 76th Annual Convention: Ria Cotton-Landry (Broker, Cotton Realty; President, CAREB), Juavette Pulliam-Johansen (Broker, Bridgeway Realty & Insurance), Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua)

Umpqua in the Community
(San Francisco, CA | 07.27.23) Umpqua Bank Named as a Top Corporate Philanthropist in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times: Roberto Padilla (SVP, Middle Market Relationship Manager, Umpqua), Anthony Stafford, Jr. (Community Home Loan Officer, Umpqua), Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua), Erik Larsen (SVP Middle Market Relationship Manager, Umpqua)

Umpqua in the Community
(Oakland, CA | 07.27.23) Oakland Latino Chamber of Commerce (OLCC) Mixer: Jose Partida (President-CEO, OLCC), Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua), Dee Johnson (Lend A Hand Foundation, Executive Director)

Umpqua in the Community
(Sonoma, CA | 05.04.23) Sonoma County Housing Solutions Summit: Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua)

Umpqua in the Community
(Oakland, CA | 05.18.23) Oakland Multi-Cultural Chamber of Commerce Mixer: Cathy Adams (President-CEO, Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce (OAACC)), Lynell Bevels (AVP, Umpqua), Chadwick Spell (COO, The Wachira Group; Chairman of the Board, OAACC)