Steve Brown
Credit Union Executive - Chief Credit Officer - Chief Lending Officer
- Role
- Chief Credit Officer at Solarity Credit Union
- Location
- Yakima, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Steve Brown
Strategically focused executive with a strong record of delivering exceptional results in Lending Sales, Operations, Portfolio Management and Credit Quality. Critical-thinking, proactive and cross-functional team player with demonstrated success in development of top-performing teams and portfolios. Collaborative leader focusing on driving growth, improving efficiencies, and delivering strong sustainable portfolio performance. Specialties: Strategic leadership, credit administration, lending operations, sales and service, risk management, risk ratings, stress testing, portfolio management, credit policy, and procedures.Vertical Experience: Commercial (C&I), commercial real estate (CRE), construction (horizontal, vertical, residential, commercial & tract development), agriculture, fisheries, consumer, home equity, sub-prime, residential mortgage, and participations (both purchase and sale).
Experience
Chief Credit Officer
Feb 2025 — Present
As a strategic leader, directs retail and commercial production, participations, credit quality, and risk management at Solarity. Oversees teams across retail, mortgage and business banking, underwriting, credit analysis, and credit risk management, ensuring credit policies and approval processes align with strategic goals and regulatory standards.Key contributor to the Asset Liability Committee (ALCO) and loan committees, delivering insights on credit risk, balance sheet management, and capital optimization. Ensures credit strategies balance profitability with institutional risk appetite through disciplined portfolio management.Drives portfolio diversification with targeted policies, market analysis, and strategic partnerships. Oversees monitoring systems for loan quality, concentration risks, and geographic exposures, leveraging stress testing and data-driven insights for decision-making.Primary spokesperson on credit matters with regulators and key stakeholders, providing executive leadership and the board of directors with timely reporting on portfolio performance and emerging risks.Demonstrates Level 5 Leadership, inspiring high-performing teams, prioritizing member experiences, and executing strategies that strengthen Solarity’s market position and uphold its mission and values.
Education
Community College of the United States Air Force, Elmendorf Air Force
Industrial Security
1987 — 1991
National Bank of Alaska Management Training Program
Program Graduate, Relationship Management, Lending & Banking Operations
1994 — 1995
American Bankers Association
Graduate Commercial Lending School, Commercial Lending
2015
American Bankers Association
Business Banking & Commercial Lending, Relationship Management
1994 — 2015
Ashworth College
Undergraduate Accounting Certificate, Accounting
2014 — 2015
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