Michael Wear
During his 41-year banking career, Mike served in commercial lending and senior credit management positions with Omaha, Nebraska-area community banks. Wear retired as a Senior Analyst in the Credit Risk Administration department of First National Bank of Omaha, a $23 billion community bank, specializing in underwriting larger ($10M-100M) commercial real estate loans throughout the country. In addition, he developed curriculum and conducted multi-tier training programs in credit analytics on an enterprise-wide basis.
- Owner of 39 Acres Corporation, specializing in banker training and bank consulting services in credit risk underwriting and loan portfolio risk management
- 41-year banking career, in commercial lending and senior credit management positions with Omaha-area community banks
- Loan portfolio management section leader and faculty member at the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, as well as GSB’s Sales & Marketing School and IT Management School
- Former adjunct professor for the University of Nebraska-Omaha
- Authored articles for banking publications and served as a textbook editor/reviewer for the American Bankers Association
