Article: Tough guy in charge at Golden 1. (Stan Hollen, chief executive of Golden 1 Credit Union)

Stan Hollen has turned Golden 1 Credit Union into an 800-pound gorilla.

Since he took the reins in 1984, Mr. Hollen has extended Golden 1's reach throughout California, more than quintupled its assets, and introduced automation that makes the institution a "fine-tuned lending machine."

The success of Golden 1 - California's largest credit union, with $1.6 billion of assets - has been accompanied by protests from banks as well as other credit unions.

Mr. Hollen, who describes himself as tough, makes no apologies.

"We're a lot more aggressive than the average credit union, but we're not the average credit union," said Golden 1's 45-year-old ...

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