Lyle is the licensed mortgage broker, and the General Manager of Stewart and Craig Financial Corporation of Edmonton AB, since 1992.  He is a director of two mortgage investment corporations.  Previously in his banking career of twenty years he held senior management positions in chartered banking and trust corporations, specializing in commercial and residential real estate lending for domestic and overseas clients. He is an honours graduate of the Urban Land Economics program at the University of British Columbia, majoring in Real Estate Investment Analysis.  He is a past president of the Mortgage Investment Association of British Columbia and has held the Education Director's chair with the Alberta Mortgage Brokers Association.  He was an instructor with the Alberta Real Estate Association and the University of Alberta in Real Estate Finance and Mortgages and has been a guest lecturer for real estate investment groups in Alberta and British Columbia.  Lyle and his firm provide consulting and brokerage services for private and institutional clients.

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