Barry Stricklin

Barry is the Senior Vice President / Chief Lending Officer at Tower Federal Credit Union. Tower, headquartered in Laurel Maryland, is $4.4 billion in assets with over 200,000 members. Barry is currently responsible for all aspects of Consumer and Real Estate Lending including Servicing, Collections, and Product Development. Barry has been at Tower since 2005, previously holding the position of Vice President of Real Estate Lending. Barry has an extensive background in Consumer Lending in both direct and indirect channels. He has an extensive background in the Mortgage Banking Industry where he has held management positions in the areas of Origination, Servicing, and Secondary Marketing and Mortgage Systems. Barry also established and is responsible for Tower Title Services providing real estate settlement and title insurance to Tower and non-Tower members.

Barry has presented as a guest speaker for the Mortgage Bankers Association of America, Fannie Mae, NAFCU, ACUMA, Prime Alliance/Mortgage Cadence, Callahan and Associates, U.S. Foreclosure Network and Maryland Mortgage Bankers.  Barry has served on the American Credit Union Mortgage Association Board of Directors(ACUMA), Mortgage Cadence Advisory Committee, Fannie Mae Credit Union Advisory Council, CUNA Mutual Group Mortgage Insurance Advisory Committee, CURealty Board of Directors, and Transunion National Advisory Committee. Barry is a former Chairman and current member of the ACUMA Board of Directors and current Chairman of the Potomac Credit Union Real Estate Network.

Barry is a graduate of the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland. He resides in Germantown Maryland with his wife Gina, and has two grown children Stephanie and Chris, his Grandsons Nico and Bodie, and Granddaughter Demi.