UFS Purpose:
Empowering Community Banks and Our People to Thrive – Together!
UFS, the technology outfitter for community banks is a purpose driven organization with a passion for partnering with community banks who are the economic engine of our country. 100% of our employees in five consecutive employee satisfaction surveys understand how their work aligns with our mission.
About UFS
UFS is a bank technology outfitter with a clear promise to make technology work for community banks so they can focus on banking and serving their communities. We were created by community bankers for community bankers. We maintain a vision to provide purpose-built technology services and solutions that are exclusive to the community banking industry to ensure community banks can thrive.
For most of our history, we grew through referrals to support approximately 30% of our Wisconsin home state banks, and are now sharing our community with banks across the United States. Our customers look to us as partners to provide reliable, accurate, and best of breed technology solutions that enable the banks to achieve their own unique goals.
In a world of technology, it’s all about people, and our people are the heartbeat of our company. We attract passionate people to our mission driven vocations and continue to be honored as a Top Workplace. Our core support team has an average of 13 years of banking experience before joining the UFS team. Bankers serving bankers with passion – does your technology partner do that?
OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES
We are on a journey too. Our guiding principles help maintain focus on the path we believe brings the greatest value to our community bank customers and leads to fulfilling careers for members of TeamUFS.
Partnership
LISTEN TO WHAT PARTNERSHIP MEANS TO UFS
Stacy Pritzl
Stacy has owned the customer experience at UFS for nearly two decades, after running operations at a community bank. She understands the partnership banks need with their technology providers.
Stacy Discusses Partnership
Integrity
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Mike Tenpas
Mike has focused his tenure as CEO on enhancing the culture of UFS to be a purpose-driven organization. That culture is built on integrity: what you say and do is the same.
Mike Discusses Integrity
Growth
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Eric Fahrendorf
Eric manages the UFS technology environment with a focus on automated repeatable process, availability, and change management. He is passionate about efficiencies in a quickly growing environment.
Eric Discusses Growth
Steward Leadership
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Chris Soyke
Chris has spent his career at the intersection of banking, technology and sales, and manages marketing and business development. That intersection is only fruitful when a bank’s interest are the priority.
Chris Discusses Stewarding Leadership
Balance
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Team UFS
Team UFS can help Community Bankers Thrive-Together when there is harmony between personal needs and the various customers’ requirements to Thrive.
Team UFS Discusses Balance
Empowerment
LISTEN TO MIKE DISCUSS EMPOWERMENT
Mike Venaccio
Mike manages our division focused on the IT Management and Cybersecurity needs of banks. When employees and customers are empowered, we Thrive –Together.
Mike Discusses Empowerment
Our History
UFS began more than 30 years ago with three banks that saw promise in a community of shared technology and expertise that allowed them to control their destiny. With an effort to compete with large national banks, UFS grew into a unique community of banks, with a focus on innovating to address their constant changing needs. Thanks to our collaborative visionary leadership, our data center was the first in the United States to be full Check-21 enabled, our customers rolled out mobile banking at 10 times the industry average, and we are a singularly rare bank-exclusive cloud service provider. While there is more we could share, we’d love to have a conversation to learn about your bank and how you might fit into our community too. Are you a candidate to be part of the UFS story?
Come Say hello!
Let’s collaborate together to find a solution that fits best for you.
Have a look around!
Grafton, Wisconsin
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O’Fallon, Missouri
Join Our Team
Are you interested in a vocation where you have a larger purpose in supporting the great work of community banks? We are looking for passionate people who bring great talents to our mission, enjoy a collaborative environment, and the rewards of having a work life in harmony with your individual purpose.