Cinde Perales
Head of Compliance
Prior to Arra Finance, Ms. Perales served as the Chief Compliance Officer of Drivrz Financial. Ms. Perales previously worked as Senior Vice President Compliance for Exeter Finance Corp. In this role, she built out the Compliance Management System based on the newly enacted requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the establishment of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Ms. Perales’ background also includes consumer finance operations experience as National Funding Operations Leader at Sixth Gear Solutions, an independent sub-prime auto finance company and 19 years at AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc. (now GM Financial) in various roles including Controller, Treasurer, Policy Development, and various operational roles.
Prior to this, she was an auditor with Coopers & Lybrand. Ms. Perales earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington and continues to maintain her CPA license with continuing education focused primarily on consumer finance regulations.