Marc Schaefer reflects on his career

Published: Nov. 8, 2019, 6 p.m.

b'When Marc Schaefer steps down as CEO of Truliant Federal Credit Union at the end of 2019, he doesn\\u2019t want the focus to be on what he did as an individual.\\xa0 Instead, he wants people to remember what the $2.6 billion asset credit union in Winston-Salem, N.C., did for its members.\\xa0 \\u201cIt\\u2019s about the member,\\u201d Schaefer tells the CUNA News Podcast. \\u201cWe improved a ton of peoples\\u2019 lives over the 25 years I was CEO. Just think of all of the car loans to help people get to work and home loans to help people build wealth and have a place to live. Everything we\\u2019ve done, we\\u2019ve done to improve members\\u2019 lives.\\u201d\\xa0 Schaefer also talks about his upcoming retirement, what\\u2019s changed during his 25 years of leading the credit union, his advocacy efforts, and more.'