Month: July 2025

Checking Up On New Loan Originations

Guest: Tom Halliday Are you interested in the latest trends in the participation marketplace? Want to learn how credit unions are changing the lending landscape? In this episode of Credit Union Conversations, host Mark Ritter chats with Tom Halliday, Vice President of Lending Sales at MBFS, to discuss the state of consumer lending in mid-2025. […]

Checking In With Ellen Thorn

Guest: ELLEN THORN Welcome to Credit Union Conversations. Host and CEO of MBFS, Mark Ritter, dives into the world of business lending with Chief Administrative Officer Ellen Thorn.  In this episode, they reflect on MBFS’s impressive growth from $750 million to nearly $3 billion in assets and explore Ellen’s professional journey to her pivotal role […]