Sticking to the fundamentals and building relationships with members are key components of lending, say two award-winning lenders.

Lloyd Gill, retired CEO at $565 million asset We Florida Financial in Margate, Fla., and Tim Dunham, vice president of consumer lending at $1.1 billion asset Credit Union of America in Wichita, Kan., joined the CUNA News Podcast to talk about lending during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, what lending will look like in the future, the importance of relationship building, and more.

The CUNA Lending Council named Gill the 2020 Phil Greer Lifetime Achievement Award winner and Dunham the 2020 Rising Star during the CUNA Lending Council Virtual Conference in November.

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In this episode:

1:21: Gill on the Phil Greer Lifetime Achievement Award

2:15: Changes in lending throughout the years

8:15: Innovation to assist members

10:30: Importance of sticking to lending fundamentals

13:03: Dunham on the Rising Star Award

16:07: Use data, but know your members

18:52: Applying a childhood wrestling motto to lending

21:02: Understand the big picture