The Company
Industry: Credit Union
Entity Type: Member-Owned Non-Profit
Operating Region: Southwest U.S.
Size: $3B
The PROBLEM
The Chief Financial Officer left the credit union in the middle of a pivotal change in their growth strategy, focusing on expansion and innovation. They needed an interim CFO to develop and implement the new strategy while they conducted their search for a permanent financial leader.
The Solution
McDermott + Bull Interim Leaders brought in a CFO with deep financial institution experience and a background consistent with the organization’s growth strategy. The consultant brought expertise in M+A strategy, balance sheet management, liquidity pricing, asset pricing, and forecasting.
The RESULT
The interim leader was key in guiding the organization through their exam with the regulators, including implementing CECL within weeks, establishing a new line of credit to increase liquidity, and developing and implementing best practices for interest rate risk management. The engagement was so successful that the credit union converted the consultant to its permanent CFO.
Passed NCUA Exam
Prepared for and passed the NCUA exam largely due to the improvements in the company’s stress testing and interest rate risk management.
Gained Access to $1.5B in Liquidity
Established another line of credit with the Federal Reserve that gave the company access to $1.5B in liquidity.
IRR management
Their IRR management was outsourced and was not performing. The consultant revitalized the practice by doing a back testing implementation, an assumption revision, and different interest rate risk scenarios.
Julie Francis
Director of Business Development, McDermott + Bull Interim Leaders
jfrancis@mbexec.com
Julie Francis serves as Director of Business Development for McDermott + Bull Interim Leaders, where she identifies and secures highly skilled executives to address client companies’ critical business challenges, provide interim leadership, and oversee special projects. She works with executive leadership at middle-market and enterprise-level companies as well as with investment banks and private equity groups to improve operational and financial performance.