NORTH AUGUSTA, Calif.–SRP Federal Credit Union announced that Mel Valenzuela will be joining the organization’s leadership team as the new Vice President, Chief Lending Officer.
Mel brings over 23 years of financial services experience leading lending and retail operations for multi-billion-dollar credit unions and banks. Mel joins SRP having recently held the position of Senior Vice President, Chief Lending Officer for Keesler Federal Credit Union ($2.4B in assets), in Biloxi, MS where he had strategic oversight for the credit unions $1B loan portfolio and over 100 employees. Mel brings broad lending experience and depth of exposure in all aspects of consumer, real estate, and commercial banking. Prior to joining Keesler, Mel worked for two large credit unions in New Mexico managing diverse lending business lines and large retail branch operations.