Dave Walters
Joined the Board of Directors in 2024
David Walters has been the Vice President of Consumer Lending at Hiway Credit Union since March of 2021. As the VP of Consumer Lending, he oversees all Direct and Indirect lending of Auto, Recreational, Personal and Credit Card Loans. Dave has held this position with other Credit Unions since 2013 along with overseeing Collections, Real Estate and Commercial lending. Dave is a native of Minnesota but has also served in the Colorado market. Being a father of 3 has kept him active in sports as a coach as well as a spectator. During his tenure at Hiway, Dave has been part of building out the indirect program from scratch along with converting his teams to a Centralized Lending platform. He obtained his MBA from Ashford University and continues to educate himself whenever the opportunity arises to attend Credit Union roundtables throughout the country. He has the designation of Certified Lending Expert from the University of Lending Institute. In his personal time Dave likes to workout and has been in competitive bodybuilding for over 20 years.
“I was introduced to Anne LeLand Clark by one of our Executive Leaders asking how we could work together helping people of our community escape from their payday loans. I was instantly interested in hearing more and set up a call to collaborate on ideas on how we could work together.”
Who is one person who inspires you and why?
Albert Einstein- He had the ability to think outside of the box and open boundaries with his mind that didn’t accept reality as it was in his time. He pushed the boundaries of possibilities.