Melissa Bowman promoted as Mortgage Sales Manager for Westerra Credit Union
DENVER, CO (July 6, 2023) — Westerra Credit Union announces the promotion of Melissa Bowman to Mortgage Sales Manager. With over 25 years of residential mortgage experience in various producing and leadership roles, Melissa brings extensive mortgage knowledge and experience to this new role.
A member of Team Westerra since 2020, where she started as a mortgage loan originator, Melissa quickly established herself as an invaluable team member through her professionalism and collaboration with colleagues, as well as her focus on education for Westerra members.
“Melissa has helped countless individuals and families realize the dream of home ownership and she has helped them smoothly and successfully navigate the mortgage process,” said Jeff White, Director of Mortgage Development and Sales at Westerra. “We are all inspired by her tremendous work ethic and passion to help our members. I am also confident that her promotion will support Westerra’s position as one of the premier mortgage providers in Colorado.”
In her new role, Melissa will continue to originate/close residential mortgage loans in addition to her new responsibilities of building and leading a highly productive mortgage team. While she will continue to work out of Westerra’s Cherry Creek location, she is able to originate and close mortgage loans anywhere in the state of Colorado.
“In my 25 years of lending, I have been a manager serval times and it has always been my desire to get back into a leadership role, said Bowman. “I am energized by helping mentor sales people and working together as a team to help serve all of our members.”
Westerra continues to be committed to providing members with the highest level of mortgage service in the industry. With one of the largest mortgage product menus in the state, the Westerra Mortgage Team can meet the individual interests & needs of our members.
Melissa Bowman
About Westerra Credit Union
Founded in Denver 1934 by eight schoolteachers, Westerra lives into its purpose “We exist to teach one another to prosper” by focusing on meaningful relationships, helping individuals, families and businesses meet their financial goals, and positively impacting lives through financial education. Westerra holds approximately $2 billion in assets, is member-owned and serves 110,000 members across the Denver metro area. Each individual depositor at Westerra is federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) up to $250,000 and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government. In 2024, Westerra was one of 3 credit unions selected for Newsweek’s “America’s Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions” list. Join us in building a modern financial community where we all truly belong by becoming a member in less than 5 minutes! For more information, visit www.westerracu.com.
