SME Interview with Ashley Taylor by Danielle Glosson
Background
Ashley Taylor is a Financial Service and Loan Approving Officer at the State Employee’s Credit Union (SECU) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She’s worked for SECU the past four years and has received several promotions along the way. Ashley started as a Financial Services Representative and has worked her way up to a Financial Services Officer III with Tier 2 approving loans, meaning she can approve up to $30,000 for a car loan, $200,000 for a mortgage loan, and $15,000 for an unsecured loan or credit card. Ashley was extremely helpful and actually gave me a personal loan evaluation based on some basic information about my lifestyle and income.
Main Points
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