CU Direct Board Elects New Officers
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. -- Henry Wirz, president and CEO of SAFE Credit Union, has been elected chairman of the board of CU Direct Corp. CU Direct is the administrator of Credit Union Direct Lending and DecisionApp, a point-of-sale lending platform for credit unions financing auto loans.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. -- Henry Wirz, president and CEO of SAFE Credit Union, has been elected chairman of the board of CU Direct Corp. CU Direct is the administrator of Credit Union Direct Lending and DecisionApp, a point-of-sale lending platform for credit unions financing auto loans.
The board also elected Jim Jordan, president and CEO of Schools Financial Credit Union, as vice president and Patsy Van Ouwerkerk, president and CEO of Travis Credit Union, as secretary. The new treasurer is Marge McNaught, senior vice president of lending at Premier America Credit Union.
Participants in CU Direct include more than 6,700 dealerships and 489 credit unions in 38 states.
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