Tony Boutelle is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Origence. Tony has over 30 years of credit union industry experience, beginning his career at the Colorado Credit Union League in 1985. He continued his career at the California Credit Union League in the beginning of 1987 and moved to CUNA Mutual Group in 1991, and he held executive positions at both companies. He returned to the California Credit Union League in 1994 to start CU Direct Corporation—now Origence. He has built the network to include 1,100 credit unions that represent 59 million members and 19,000 auto dealers.

Under Tony’s leadership, the company has grown into the nation’s leading lending technology solutions and services provider for credit unions. Tony has successfully expanded the organization to include products such as Origence arc OS (origination system), arc DX (digital experience), arc MX (marketing experience), and CUDL Indirect Lending. In 2022, Origence helped credit unions fund $78 billion in new loans and over $418 billion since the company’s inception.

Tony has served on several industry and charitable Boards over his career currently serving on the Children’s Hospital Orange County (CHOC) Foundation Board, and is a Co-founder of the California and Nevada Credit Unions for Kids Wine Auction in support of CMN Hospitals.

Tony graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Business Administration.