While Michele Walczak hasalways had a special place in her heart for credit unions, shenever considered working at one, until a light bulb went off afteryears in commercial banking.
“With commercial banking it became all about the numbers andless about doing the right thing and building relationships, whichis where my passion was,” the branch manager at the $72 millionGreat Erie Federal Credit Union in Orchard Park, N.Y., said.
“My first account, first car loan, was at a credit union,”Walczak said. “When I had my son, I took the opportunity to followmy heart, applied at a credit union, fell in love with the creditunion difference and knew I was where I belonged.”
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