NORTHSTAR Trade Finance was created to support US exporters by offering financing to credit worthy buyers of eligible goods and services from the United States.
NORTHSTAR brings together the export strength of the government of the United States of America through the Export Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), and the private sector through its parents company's shareholders which include the Bank of Montreal, HSBC Bank, Canada, Royal Bank of Canada, National Bank of Canada and Caisse de d'p't et placement du Québec.