[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14962]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING MARTIN BRELAND

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 28, 2012

  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Martin Breland 
on his recent selection to the Board of Directors at the National 
Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU).
  Mr. Breland has been president and CEO of Tower Federal Credit Union 
in Laurel, Maryland, since 1994. Under his leadership, Tower has 
experienced significant and healthy asset growth. With over 16 branches 
spanning four counties, Tower is the largest federal credit union in 
the state of Maryland and provides a range of financial products to 
meet the needs of their 124,000 member-owners, a number of whom live in 
my district. Prior to becoming CEO in 1994, Mr. Breland served in other 
capacities at Tower including Vice President of Finance and Vice 
President of Member Services.
  With over 30 years of experience in the financial industry and an 
M.B.A. from The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Mr. Breland is a 
welcomed addition to the NAFCU board. In his new role he will have the 
opportunity to play an important role in public policy formation.
  I wish Mr. Breland the best of luck in his new role on the NAFCU 
Board and look forward to working with him in this capacity. I ask that 
my colleagues join me today in congratulating Mr. Breland on this 
achievement.

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