Chris Straiter is the Director, Asset Loss Management for BECU in Washington State. His responsibilities include leadership of the Internal Recovery, Agency Outsourcing, as well as Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, and Legal collections teams. Prior to joining BECU, Chris was the CCO at Sentry Credit, Inc. an ARM firm based out of Everett, WA, with responsibilities including Compliance, Voice Analytics, Complaint Management and Quality Assurance. Chris' previous roles have included managing agency performance for a number of 3rd party collection agency relationships with American Express, focusing on operational improvements, collector and leader development, and enhancing controls and compliance.

Prior to joining American Express, Chris was an important part of the consulting, audit and conference operation at Resource Management Services, Inc., where he helped develop and present their Recovery Management Strategies and Techniques sessions, as well as developing conference content and various client operational audits. His recovery management experience began at Bank of America. His 13 year tenure there included ATM Risk Management, Agency Liaison, and extensive experience in Agency Audit and Agency Performance Management. Chris maintains a CRCP certification from RMAi.