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SELCO Community Credit Union Hires Derek Anderson As Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer For Its Commercial & Business Banking Division

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Anderson brings 13 years of commercial lending experience to SELCO

(PORTLAND, Ore.) — SELCO Community Credit Union recently hired Derek Anderson as vice president, commercial loan officer for its Commercial & Business Banking division. Operating out of the Forest Park branch, Anderson will source and originate new commercial loans as well as serve as a primary liaison for new and existing SELCO members in the Portland area for their commercial lending needs.

Anderson has 13 years of experience in the financial services industry, all centered on commercial lending in the credit union space. Most recently, he was a senior relationship manager and commercial loan originator at First Tech Federal Credit Union in Portland for seven years.

“We are pleased to welcome Derek to the team,” said Luke Shepard, vice president, commercial loan officer and Portland Metro team leader for Commercial & Business Banking. “Derek is a highly driven executive with strong skills in member engagement and commercial lending. He brings with him extensive knowledge and experience and will be a great addition to our Portland and Southwest Washington commercial and business lending team.”

Anderson earned a bachelor’s degree in Real Estate Finance from Portland State University. In addition to his duties at SELCO, he regularly volunteers with the AKA Science Program in East Portland, sponsored by Youth & Family Services of Impact NW. In his spare time, Anderson enjoys fishing, hiking, golfing, and a good craft beer. He also attends as many Portland Trail Blazers games as he can fit into his schedule.

For more information on SELCO’s Commercial & Business Banking division, visit selco.org/business-and-commercial.

About SELCO Community Credit Union:

Founded 85 years ago by a group of fiscally minded teachers, Eugene-based SELCO Community Credit Union today serves more than 143,000 members as one of the largest and longstanding Oregon-based credit unions. A not-for-profit, federally insured, member-driven financial cooperative with $2.5 billion in assets, SELCO provides its member-owners with exceptional rates and low fees on a full range of financial products and services, including banking, mortgages, personal and business loans, investments, and insurance. Membership is available to anyone who lives or works in one of the 27 Oregon counties SELCO serves. For more information or to become a member today, stop by one of SELCO’s 14 branches, visit selco.org, or call 800-445-4483.

Contacts

Jacob Berns, SELCO, 541-338-3841jberns@selco.org
Justin Yax, DVA Advertising & PR, 541-610-8443justin@dvaadv.com 

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