Name
Micro-Session - Automation-First Lending: What It Actually Means for Your Staff, Your Members, and Your Growth
Description

The credit unions winning on lending aren't making incremental improvements to how they originate loans. They are replacing the founding assumption: that a person has to touch every loan. In this session, Clutch CEO Nicholas Hinrichsen breaks down what automation-first lending looks like in practice, what it means for your team's capacity, your members' experience, and your ability to grow volume without growing costs. He shares real outcomes from credit unions that have made the shift and what the path forward looks like for institutions at every size and stage. 

Nicholas Hinrichsen
Date & Time
Thursday, October 15, 2026, 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM