We are pleased to welcome Laurel Flynn, our new VP of Commercial and SBA Lending to the Northwest family.
Laurel has a strong background in the financial industry, most recently as the VP of Business Lending for Achieva Credit Union where she was responsible for the management of sales, underwriting, portfolio management, and loan servicing. Her 22 years of commercial bank and credit union experience with expertise in Commercial and SBA lending is a welcome addition to the Northwest team.
“I moved from a bank to a credit union seven years ago,” Laurel said, “because it allowed me the freedom to help smaller business and those communities without being held to specific revenue parameters, such as with a bank.” She added, “Working with that Mom and Pop segment is much more rewarding, and I can do that with Northwest.”
As the VP of Commercial and SBA Lending, her first responsibility is to expand our portfolio of commercial product offerings, such as more SBA lending. This will include training and growing the commercial lending team to meet those goals and ensuring that our existing portfolio remains in compliance.
We are happy to have Laurel on the team!