Joe Beffer named Chief Lending Officer
BARTLESVILLE, Okla. - Truity Credit Union is pleased to announce Joe Beffer has been named Chief Lending Officer.
In this new position, Beffer will oversee lending operations across all market locations.
Beffer has worked at the credit union in the areas of Mortgage, Consumer Lending, and Credit Resolutions for 13 years. Prior to this promotion, Joe served as Senior Vice President, Director of Lending. He also has experience with mortgage loss mitigation and vendor relationship management.
He earned a bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma Wesleyan University and a master’s degree from Emporia State University. Beffer earned the designation as a Certified Credit Union Executive after completing CUNA Management School at the University of Wisconsin School of Business in July of 2022. He serves on the Executive Committee for the America’s Credit Union Lending Council and is an active member of the Oklahoma governmental affairs subcommittee for the Cornerstone Credit Union League. Beffer is also a graduate of Leadership Bartlesville XXIV.
As Chief Lending Officer, Beffer will oversee all lending operations including Truity’s Mortgage, Consumer, and Commercial Lending and Servicing departments as well as contribute to strategic planning and development as a member of the executive leadership team for the credit union. “I look forward to working with the lending and executive teams at Truity to continue to offer quality lending solutions and continue to impact the communities we serve,” he said.
Outside of his role at Truity, Beffer is an active member of the Bartlesville community and is President of the Cherokee Area Council, BSA and Treasurer of the Board of Directors for Building Bridges of Northeast Oklahoma. He also serves as a Trustee on the Center’s Trust Authority, is a Chamber Advocate with the Bartlesville Chamber of Commerce, and a volunteer with Children’s Musical Theater, Bartlesville Band Boosters, and Agape.
Beffer has been a Bartlesville resident for almost 40 years and married to his wife Andrea for 22 years. They have three children, ages 15, 13, and 8.