First American Equipment Finance
Victor, NY, United States
First American is a bank-owned equipment finance company with a dedicated aircraft finance offering for full aircraft ownership, fractional shares, and cash-out refinancing. Public materials show fixed and floating options, LTVs up to 90% on whole aircraft, LTVs up to 85% on fractional shares, 5- to 7-year whole-aircraft terms, and amortizations up to 20 years. Public pages do not disclose aircraft APR ranges, specific prepayment terms, a self-serve application or preapproval URL, or a clear piston-aircraft appetite.
Contact
Websitefaef.com
Email[email protected]
Phone585.598.0900
Contact formfaef.com
LinkedInlinkedin.com
Best for
- business jet, turboprop, and helicopter buyers
- fractional aircraft share borrowers
- high-net-worth individuals and established organizations
- City National Bank and RBC relationship clients
- borrowers seeking bank-owned capital with aviation-specific support
Potential drawbacks
- no public aircraft APR or rate range
- no public online application or preapproval URL found
- specific prepayment terms are not disclosed publicly
- no current public support for piston aircraft financing found
- independent aviation-specific borrower review signal is thin
Coverage and fit
Aircraft segments
Coverage lines
Not listed.
Borrower segments
Usage segments
Research signals
Reputation score
4.1
Signal strength
limited
Sources
14
Public signal is positive but uneven. Official testimonials and customer-reference aggregators emphasize responsiveness, smooth process, competitive or customized structures, and helpful teams. Independent aviation-specific borrower reviews were not found in meaningful volume, so aviation-borrower sentiment should be treated as low-confidence.
Positive themes
- responsive financing teams
- smooth or streamlined process
- customized structures
- bank-owned stability
- positive official customer testimonials
- generally favorable non-aviation customer-reference signals
Negative themes
- no published aircraft APR or rate range
- no public online aircraft application or preapproval URL found
- specific prepayment terms are not publicly disclosed
- no clearly independent aviation-specific borrower review corpus found
- piston-aircraft appetite is not supported by current official aircraft materials
Forum themes
- No meaningful aviation-forum borrower discussion was found for this specific provider during this pass.
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