LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Credit Union League is making three additions to its lobbying staff.
The appointments were made by Patrick La Pine, executive vice president and head of the league's government affairs operations.
Named as the new legislative affairs director is Marcia Hagebarth, who comes to the league with nine years' experience, most recently as assistant director of government affairs for SEIU Healthcare. She succeeds Andrew Doerr and will head up legislative, grassroots advocacy and political action programs.
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She previously was deputy legislative director to former state House Speakers Rick Johnson and Craig DeRoche and a legislative aide to former state Senate majority floor leader Bev Hammerstrom.
Also joining the lobbying team is David Mroz, political affairs coordinator. Mroz formerly was Michigan political field director for the Mitt Romney presidential campaign and served as a West Michigan field director for the state's Republican Party.
The third addition is Jami Wolfe, government affairs specialist and a former administrative assistant at Aerostek Staffing. Wolfe has three years' experience as an administrative assistant working for the Michigan House of Representatives.
Business Partners Gains
Audit Certification
CHATSWORTH, Calif. — For its best practices in the execution of commercial real estate, participation and Small Business Administration lending products, Business Partners LLC said it has successfully completed a SAS70 Type II audit of controls.
According to the CUSO, the SAS70 is a widely recognized auditing standard that demonstrates that a service provider has completed an in-depth audit of its internal processes and controls. The type II audit is the most rigorous, not only examining processes and controls, but also providing the auditor's opinion on their effectiveness, the CUSO noted.
The controls were tested by McGladrey and Pullen LLP according to the SAS70 type II standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Business Partners provides member business lending services including origination, underwriting, documentation, servicing, risk management and reporting and has more than $1.5 billion in business loans under asset management. Since 1992, Business Partners said it has underwritten more than $20 billion in business loans and has expanded its product offerings to include third-party underwriting and audit services for other lenders.
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