Bert Hash

Bert J. Hash, Jr., is President and CEO of the Municipal Employees Credit Union of Baltimore (MECU), Inc., a position he has held since January 1997.  Mr. Hash is a seasoned financial services executive with over 37 years experience in managing various aspects of financial services including branch banking, mortgage banking and consumer lending, and compliance administration.  Prior to joining MECU, Bert Hash was employed by Provident Bank of Maryland for 11 years in positions that included managing director, division manager of mortgage banking consumer lending division and managing director of community relations.  Additionally, he spent 15 years with Equitable Bank in positions as vice president, branch manager, mortgage underwriter and appraiser, loan officer and secondary market manager.

During his 10-year tenure in the Credit Union industry, he has served as the State Credit Union Representative on the Maryland Credit Union League’s (MCUL) Campaign for Consumer Choice Committee and the Task Force for the Rewrite of the State Credit Union Law.  In addition, he serves on the Governmental Affairs Committee for CUNA.  He is the Treasurer for the Board of Directors of the Maryland & District of Columbia Credit Union Association (MDDCCUA) and 2 years as a Baltimore Chapter Board Member.  He is the Treasurer for the Credit Union Foundation of Maryland & the District of Columbia, Inc.  In addition, he is Secretary for the African-American Credit Union Coalition’s Board of Directors (AACUC) and a member of the CUNA Mutual Group Board of Directors.

Active in numerous professional and civic organizations, Mr. Hash serves on Baltimore Development Corporation’s Board;  a Trustee of St. Ignatius School; serves as President of the Board of Directors for the Sandtown Habitat for Humanity; serves as Vice Chairman for New Song Urban Ministries; is a member of the Board of Directors of Morgan State University’s School of Finance Advisory Board; Chairman of the Industrial Development Authority of Baltimore City and a member of the Financial Literacy Coalition.

Bert Hash holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Morgan State University, and attended the American Banker Association National School of Real Estate at Ohio State University.