STEVENS POINT, Wis. - January 23, 2013 - John Crandall has joined Associated Bank as senior vice president, director of default services. In this capacity he is responsible for managing all collections, foreclosures, bankruptcies, and loss mitigation for the bank. Crandall comes to Associated from Litton Loan Servicing where he was vice president of default. He is a graduate of Marquette University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in operations management.

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