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Firefighters First Credit Union President & CEO Mike Mastro - 35 years of legendary service

MikeMastroBlogImg"We would like to congratulate and thank Firefighters First Credit Union President & CEO Mike Mastro for providing 35 years of legendary service and leadership to the Credit Union and its members! 

 Mike joined the Fire Family in 1980 as an accounting and investment controller and quickly worked his way up to President/CEO. 

 Today, Firefighters First exclusively serves full-time, paid, active and retired professional firefighters and their families throughout the State of California, and has over 32,000 members and assets of $1 billion

Firefighters First Credit Union
Board of Directors and Staff(https://www.firefightersfirstcu.org)"

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