Henry H. (Hank) Hubbard
President/CEO, One Detroit CU (Detroit, MI)
Since becoming CEO in 1991, Hank Hubbard has focused on expanding 1DCU’s presence in the community and growing the credit union’s product offerings, with an emphasis on financial empowerment and inclusion.
Among his recent innovations are an auto loan bailout, which later became Refi My Ride and a loan refinancing program that has saved Detroiters more than $5 million on their auto loans by slashing interest rates in half. Another is My Pay Today, which is a payday lender alternative that saves members over $1 million a year in fees.
Hank serves on the board of the Eastside Community Network and is Treasurer of the board for the Detroit CDFI Coalition. He is also the Chair of the Metro West Chapter Community Involvement Committee for the Michigan Credit Union League (MCUL), the co-chair of the MCUL Awards Committee, and a member of the MCUL Metro West Chapter Executive Committee.
A leader in the industry, Hank is the recipient of numerous awards for leadership and service, including the 2014 Martha G. Scott Community Leadership Award, the MCUL 2014 Distinguished Service Award, and the MCUL 2013 International Credit Union Development Award. He was also awarded the Change Leadership Award by Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries in 2015 and received the President’s Volunteer Service Award in 2006.
Hank has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA, and is a Certified Credit Executive.