Tony Boutelle is the president and CEO of Origence. Tony has more than 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 more than 80 million members and 20,000 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 2023, Origence helped credit unions fund $59 billion in new loans and over $551 billion since the company’s inception. Tony has served on several industry and charitable Boards over his career and most recently served on the Children’s Hospital Orange County (CHOC) Foundation Board. Tony graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Business Administration.