Gerber FCU's Luchies Has Completed CUNA's Financial Counseling Certification Program

FREMONT, Mich – Gerber Federal Credit Union's Katrina Luchies, Member Solutions Manager, recently completed the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) Financial Counseling Certification Program (FiCep), to earn the designation of Certified Credit Union Financial Counselor (CCUFC).The CCUFC designation requires recertification every three years to ensure that the knowledge about financial counseling is current. Gerber FCU Senior Mortgage Manager Carla Burmeister and Fremont Main Street Branch Manager Patti Scherf were certified in October 2020. Brent Deur, Assistant Vice President - Consumer Lending was certified in August 2021.  "Our Certified Financial Counselors are trained to help our members function successfully in today’s financial marketplace.  We are very proud that Katrina has invested the time and energy to earn this certification so that she can help more members,” said John P. Buckley, Jr., Gerber FCU’s President/CEO.