PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Phoenix-based CCG Catalyst, a bank consulting firm providing strategic direction for financial institutions, has named James Defrantz and Wes Ware as practice group managers and senior consultants to manage the risk and compliance practice of the company.
As specialists in risk management and regulatory compliance, Defrantz and Ware bring their more than 50 collective years of experience to CCG Catalyst, offering banks strategic counsel to help them improve risk and compliance control in today’s ever-changing regulatory landscape.
Prior to joining CCG Catalyst, Defrantz served as senior compliance examiner at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, analytical manager at the Office of Thrift Supervision and a commissioned national bank examiner at OCC.
Ware served for the past 25 years as a senior bank examiner and fiduciary risk management specialist at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, senior bank examiner and credit risk specialist in the discount window unit of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, and a safety and soundness bank examiner at both the Office of Thrift Supervision and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta.
Defrantz and Ware are specialists in regulatory compliance; risk management; internal audit; business planning; bank lending; financial analysis; due diligence; registered investment advisors; mortgage banking subsidiaries; asset management; hedge funds; and broker dealers.
“CCG Catalyst welcomes James and Wes to our team of specialists focused on the areas of banking that impact profitability and efficiency,” said Paul Schaus, president of CCG Catalyst. “Their risk and compliance expertise will greatly help banks deal with the compliance burden by developing best practice tools to help them keep up capacity and move towards growth, while complying with laws and government mandates that govern this industry.”
About CCG Catalyst
Founded in 1998, Phoenix-based CCG Catalyst provides strategic guidance for banks, credit unions, mortgage lenders, captive finance companies and other organizations within the financial industry. The company specializes in conducting strategic planning and implementing recommended solutions that boost profitability and enhance service levels, particularly when dealing with the adoption of technology, new business practices and growing market share. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.ccg-catalyst.com.