Community First Credit Union
Pat Duncan has over 39 years of work experience in the financial industry. They started their career as a Teller at Bank of America in 1981, where they worked until 1995. From 1995 to 2000, Pat worked as an MSR at Community First Credit Union. In 2001, they became a Business Development Officer at the same credit union. Pat then held the role of Branch Manager from 2002 to 2018 and later became the Director of Compliance from 2018 to 2019. Currently, Pat is the VP of Compliance at Community First Credit Union.
Pat Duncan attended LSR Class 29 from 2012 to 2013, but there is no information regarding the degree or field of study. Prior to that, Pat studied Business Administration at SRJC from 1999 to 2011. Pat also pursued Credit Union Management at Western CUNA Management School from 2007 to 2009.
Community First Credit Union
We put people before profits. For 60 years we have chosen to not behave like a Wall Street bank. A bank is owned by stockholders. They are rarely customers, but bought stock in hopes that its value would increase. The primary role of a bank CEO is to raise stock price. The result? Customers get squeezed, shortcuts get taken, and fees become a profit center. The role of the CEO at a not-for-profit financial cooperative is to create wealth for its Members and the communities it serves. Any would-be profits are pushed back to Members and the cooperative –– like next-gen ATMs, new online conveniences, and additional branches. Community First Credit Union was founded in 1961 by seven LOCAL teachers who were denied home loans by banks. In 2017, Community First merged with Mendo Lake Credit Union, also founded by LOCAL teachers back in 1959. The Mendo Lake Credit Union charter was retained, and because the service area of the not-for-profit financial cooperative expanded to include five Northern California counties (Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, and Sonoma), the Community First name was adopted for the combined credit union. Big banks take local deposits and lend them wherever they get the best return - L.A., Houston, Dubai. A financial cooperative is a better way to bank. At Community First Credit Union, your locally earned dollars must stay in the LOCAL economy. This helps your neighbors, police, parks, paramedics, schools –– in your back yard. What's more, we've been specially designated as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and a Juntos Avanzamos credit union - which means we go above and beyond to serve our LOCAL communities. Check it out!