Commercial lending specialist to expand relationships with local businesses
ST. HELENS, OR (March 14, 2013) - St. Helens Federal Community Credit Union (SHCU) today announced the addition of Bill Reinhard as its new director of commercial solutions. In this role, Reinhard will lead SHCU’s commercial solutions team and help the credit union deepen and expand financial relationships with businesses in Columbia County.
Reinhard brings more than 25 years of related experience to his position, having most recently served as a commercial relationship manager for Umpqua Bank in Eugene, Oregon. As a commercial lender and vice president with Liberty Bank, Reinhard helped build the bank’s successful commercial division into a $50 million business.
“Bill is an outstanding addition to the SHCU family. He knows what it takes to help local businesses succeed, and he’s actively involved in the communities he serves,” said SHCU President and CEO Brooke Van Vleet.
SHCU’s commercial solutions team provides financial services to local businesses, including checking accounts, merchant card services and construction loans, among other support. Last year, the credit union funded more than $7 million in commercial loans to businesses in Columbia County.
Reinhard completed his undergraduate studies at the University of California
Berkley and is a graduate of Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington. A member of the Rotary Club since 1989, Reinhard has been twice elected president of his local club. He and his wife Diane have been married nearly 30 years and have a ten-year old son.
About St. Helens Federal Community Credit Union
St. Helens Federal Community Credit Union (SHCU) is a not-for-profit, member-owned financial cooperative serving residents in Columbia County and Sauvie Island, Oregon since 1938. Additional information about SHCU is available at www.shcu.org.