LOMBARD, Ill. – Gary Raddon, founder of the well-known credit union and bank consultancy Raddon Financial Group, died last week.
Raddon, 72, formed Raddon Financial Group in 1982 and was a frequent speaker at credit union and bank conferences. He served on the faculty of a number of state banking schools and authored the book “Developing New Financial Products.”
Raddon Financial Group was acquired by Open Solutions, Inc. in 2006.
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