Fortera Credit Union
Harold Butler is an experienced financial professional with a diverse background in commercial lending and credit management. Currently serving as the Sr. Commercial Portfolio Manager at Fortera Credit Union since March 2019, Harold oversees underwriting and manages business lending processes. Previous roles include Credit Manager at First Commerce Credit Union, where leadership of a $600 million loan portfolio and direct management of credit staff was essential, and Commercial Portfolio Manager at WinSouth Credit Union, focusing on complex C&I and CRE loan underwriting. With prior experience at Synovus Financial Corporation, BB&T, and Regions Financial Corporation, Harold has developed expertise in credit analysis, loan structuring, and portfolio management across various financial institutions. Educational credentials include a Master's degree in Management Information Systems from Devry University and a BBA in Marketing from Harding University, complemented by a Commercial Lending Academy certification from Barrett School of Banking.
Fortera Credit Union
Credit Union membership is available to anyone who lives, works, worships, or attends school in one of our service regions; by joining an affiliated partner; or if one of your immediate family members is a Fortera member. Our service regions include Montgomery, Stewart, Chester, Decatur, Lewis, McNairy, and Perry counties in Tennessee or Christian, Trigg, Todd, McLean, and Webster counties in Kentucky. Residents of other counties in Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama and Arkansas may also be eligible. If you have any questions about membership, please text us at 931.431.6800. We love growing our family and hope you join us. As a not-for-profit financial cooperative, Fortera’s focus will always be on serving people, not shareholder profit. Simply put, we value members over numbers. That means we're able to return profits back to you in the form of benefits like: • Higher interest rates on savings accounts • Lower interest rates on loans • Lower (if any fees) on products and services Our approachable, casual nature lacks the stuffiness of traditional banking. We have a reputation for finding a way to help people achieve their goals in the face of financial obstacles. With so many important decisions to make, we think it’s nice being able to get insight from people you can relate to and trust.