Francesca centazzo

Pronouns: She / Her

Francesca was born and raised in Italy and eventually moved to Portland in 2012 to attend the University of Portland, where she got a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science in 2016. During this time, Francesca fell in love with Portland and decided this would be her forever home.

Francesca began her credit union career at Point West Credit Union as a teller, then as a loan officer, and is now a mortgage loan officer at Unitus CCU. Working for Point West opened her eyes to the reality that financial access is unequal and that many communities remain severely underserved. Francesca’s knowledge of Spanish and of the ITIN lending products offered by both Point West and Unitus has allowed her to do her small part in bridging this access gap.

In her free time, Francesca loves knitting, quilting, and sewing. In the winter, she likes to take advantage of Portland’s proximity to the mountain and go snowboarding. She is also constantly on the search for a good Italian restaurant in Portland (so far, the search has been somewhat fruitless, but she is not ready to give up yet!).