Lauren Leimbach

Founder and former Executive Director of Community Financial Resources

With over 20 years in the financial services industry with Bank of America, the Federal Reserve, and Providian Financial, Lauren Leimbach has a wide-ranging background in new financial product/service development, automation and payment systems, marketing strategy, operational implementation, production management, and organizational planning. Under her direction, CFR worked with community organizations, social service agencies, government entities, and labor to improve the access of low-to-moderate income households to consumer-friendly financial products—including a low-cost prepaid debit card, credit builder products, and alternatives to payday lending. Lauren also provides organizations consulting support on program development and execution including banking platforms to improve organizational performance. Lauren has a BA in Economics and an MBA in Finance from the University of Michigan.