Sundie Seefried Appointed by Governor Polis to Serve on Colorado’s Financial

Services Board

Arvada, CO, July 23, 2019 --(PR.com)-- Sundie Seefried, CEO of Partner Colorado Credit Union, has
been named a Board of Director of the Colorado Division of Financial Services by Colorado Governor
Jared Polis. The five-member Board is the policy and rulemaking authority for financial services in
Colorado. As a Division of Financial Services board member, Seefried will help oversee the examination
and supervision of state-chartered credit unions and state-chartered savings and loan associations.

Seefried joined the credit union industry in 1983 and she has been a CEO for eighteen years. “I was
considering retirement in 2014 when a new challenge came my way,” said Seefried. “As a banker, I
understand the critical role financial institutions play in public safety, and in accountability within our
financial system. When cannabis companies, their vendors and employees were unable to bank rapidly
growing revenue dollars, it created a public safety crisis. Additionally, the lack of banking meant that
considerable amounts of cash were not subjected to the scrutiny and controls inherent in our state and
federal banking systems.”

Working with the staff and the board of directors of Partner Colorado Credit Union, Seefried and her
team designed Safe Harbor Private Banking to launch a full scope cannabis banking program that has
withstood the scrutiny of eight federal and state exams. Safe Harbor Private Banking has successfully
removed hundreds of millions of dollars of cash from the streets of Colorado communities and into bank
accounts.

To assist other financial institutions interested in serving this emerging market, Seefried published
"Navigating Safe Harbor - Cannabis Banking in Uncertain Times" in 2016. She regularly provides
cannabis banking education to legislators, regulators and financial institutions and she is an established
expert on the topic. In January 2018, Safe Harbor Private Banking was featured in the New York Times
Magazine, and also the recent Bloomberg video, She Roars, the Cannabis Bankers.

About Partner Colorado Credit Union

Established in 1931, Partner Colorado Credit Union is a member-owned not-for-profit cooperative with
total assets exceeding $420 million. The credit union offers a wide range of financial services and serves
35,000 members throughout the Denver metro area. Partner Colorado actively supports the community by
donating funds and employee volunteer hours to many Denver Metro area organizations. For more
information, visit partnercoloradocu.org.

About Safe Harbor Private Banking

Safe Harbor Private Banking is a compliance-based banking program for the cannabis industry, and a
subsidiary of Partner Colorado Credit Union. Safe Harbor makes it possible for legal cannabis businesses
to bank cash. Each dollar is validated, transparent and accountable for legitimate licensed entities. Safe
Harbor pioneered the turnkey program to help keep communities safer and stay true to the credit union
philosophy of “serving the underserved.” For more information, go to safeharborprivatebanking.com.

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Contact Information:
Partner Colorado Credit Union
Krista Stafford-Evans
303-422-6221 ext. 9069
Contact via Email
partnercoloradocu.org

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