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Donald A Cohen
Don has worked with the Low to moderate income community for over 30 years, first as
a Real Estate broker and then in banking. He is now the Vice President of Community
Lending for Landmark Credit Union in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the largest credit Union
in Wisconsin.
Over the last nearly 20 years in banking, Don has taken two banks from “low
satisfactory” on their CRA exams to” high satisfactory” and to “outstanding”. He helped
one bank open a branch in the largest Hispanic owned grocery store in Wisconsin.
Don has worked the last 5 years to bring the banking industry to the Hispanic market. He
has developed programs using ITIN’s and Government issued ID’s (Matricula consular
card) to help people use the financial systems to open accounts and to obtain personal,
car, and home loans without Social Security numbers.
Don was the chair of the Mortgage group for the New Alliance Task Force for the FDIC
in Chicago, which helped develop mortgage products for immigrants without Social
Security numbers. Don is involved heavily in the Hispanic, African American and
Hmong markets in the Milwaukee area.