SPRINGFIELD, MASS – December 6, 2022: Michael S. Ostrowski, President and CEO of Arrha Credit Union, congratulates Robert S. Ciraco, who has been promoted to the role of Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer. “Rob brings a lot of wisdom and experience to this role along with being a dedicated and valuable contributor at Arrha. The board of directors, senior team, and staff are thrilled to have Rob assume the EVP position,” Ostrowski said.



Rob joined Arrha in 2019, and served as Vice President, Chief Lending Officer for all aspects of residential and commercial lending. Rob has over 25 years in the financial services lending industry. During his extensive career he has been responsible for all aspects of lending.  He was Vice President of Residential and Consumer Lending for Rockville Bank, a $2 Billion local community bank, where he was in charge of loan processing, underwriting, loan closings, quality control, secondary market sales, loan servicing and administration of all residential and consumer loan systems. After leaving Rockville, he built a highly successful, high volume, wholesale lending operations center to support east coast loan originations for a west coast wholesale lender as Director of Operations. Rob has been involved in youth hockey for 15+ years coaching and serving as a board member at several different hockey organizations.

Arrha Credit Union is the official credit union of Springfield teachers since 1929 and located in Springfield, West Springfield and Enfield, CT. Arrha means a pledge in earnest, is one of the oldest words in the English language and reflects our pledge to assist our members in reaching their financial goals by providing superior service and products in a personal, meaningful way. For more information about Arrha Credit Union call 413-732-9812, email [email protected], or visit www.arrhacu.com.

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