Member Spotlight: Dale Frankhouse

CUNA Councils
October 4, 2006

Dale Frankhouse is the director of lending for Sun Federal Credit Union ($280 million in assets, about 100 employees) in Maumee, Ohio. Sun Federal is an SEG-based credit union serving nearly 30,000 members in Toledo, Ohio and the greater Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area.

Dale earned a B.A. in economics from the University of Toledo. He has been with Sun Federal for 16 years. Before that he worked in the real estate title industry. Dale and his wife Kelly recently celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary and have three sons ages 17, 13, and 8.

Biggest challenge for 2006

Obtaining the loan mix that we desire. Most of the loans we are granting are home equities, both HELOC and fixed. Increasing our market share of fewer purchase money mortgages and vehicle purchases is the goal.

Greatest benefit of being a council member

The constant flow of ideas, information, and training opportunities. I am looking forward to attending my first Lending Council annual conference in November. Also having easy access to a variety of lending expertise in several formats is very beneficial, including white papers that are always valuable.

Best part of my job

Lending is definitely the most exciting part of credit union life. It is my passion and never dull. Besides I don't look good in glen plaid so I couldn’t be an accountant!

Hardest part of my job

Allocating time between staff training and development, evaluating current products and programs, and researching/developing new products and programs.

Hobbies and interests

Reading , listening to jazz, watching Chicago Cubs games, and attending college football games with my sons; also traveling to big cities.

People would be most surprised to learn that I . . .

Would be a lounge singer if I could sing like Bobby Darin, Michael Buble, or Frank Sinatra.

Most recent book

Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick.

Life goal not yet accomplished

Seeing a baseball game in every major league park in the

country.

Something that always makes me laugh

Elliott, my 8-year-old.

If I had an extra hour in the day . . .

I would try to muster up the energy to exercise on a regular basis. Some say you have more energy after you exercise, but that has not been my experience!