Elevations Credit Union | Luke Hayden

Luke graduated from the University of Vermont in 2009 with a double major in history and political science. Originally a native of the east coast, he moved to Colorado in 2010 to pursue the adventures offered by life in Colorado and to begin his career in home finance. Luke got his start at a small mortgage shop in Lakewood where he worked in the loan processing and quality control departments before the firm sold to a larger company. From there, he held multiple operational roles before moving into mortgage origination in 2015.

Drawing on his broad experience, Luke is able to provide a customized mortgage process for his clients in order to meet their unique goals and financial needs. Luke also has a passion for education and uses it to ensure that all of his clients – current homeowners, home buyers, and real estate agents alike - have the best possible experience.

In his free time, Luke can be found hiking with his family, mountain biking, snowboarding, fishing and hunting. Luke and his wife live in Conifer with their two young children, their cat, Oscar and their dogs, Tessie and Conan. 

Elevations Credit Union is one of the largest and most successful credit unions serving all of Colorado. Started in 1952 on the University of Colorado Boulder campus with less than $100 in assets, we have grown to over $3 billion in assets and serve over 170,000 members. We are a member-owned, not-for-profit financial cooperative that is dedicated to the communities we serve. 

Elevations exists to foster growth in our community by providing members with an empowering banking experience. We’ve made a commitment to move away from a product-centered business model and focus instead on creating solutions.

Our objective is to provide our members, as well as the entire community, with unbiased consumer information. In addition to one-on-one consultations, we host dozens of free financial seminars on a wide range of subjects, and we reach thousands of K-12 students through our financial literacy programs in schools each year. After all, informed members make better decisions that benefit us all.

Our Mortgage Team is the best in the state. We’ve been recognized as:

• The #1 Credit Union Mortgage Lender in Colorado 
• The #1 Mortgage Lender in Boulder County 
• A Top Mortgage Lender in Broomfield County 
• In 2020, we became Colorado's only two-time recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, a U.S. presidential honor for performance excellence 
• The top Colorado Credit Union Lender ranked nationally on the 2023 Top Mortgage Lenders list by Scotsman Guide
• Ranked Nationally on the 2023 Top Mortgage Lenders list by Scotsman Guide 
• Denver Post Top Workplaces Award recipient in 2023 
• Recognized in 2022 as one of the first-ever winners of Denver Business Journal's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award

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