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Company Description

Safe Harbor is one of the first financial services providers to offer reliable access to banking solutions for cannabis, hemp, CBD, and ancillary operators, making communities safer, driving growth in local economies, and fostering long-term partnerships. Safe Harbor, through its partners, serves the regulated cannabis industry and implements the highest standard of accountability, transparency, monitoring, reporting, and risk mitigation measures while meeting BSA obligations in line with FinCEN guidance on CRBs. Over the past seven years, Safe Harbor has processed over $12 billion in transactions with operations spanning 20 states with regulated cannabis markets.

Safe Harbor Financial (Nasdaq: SHFS) seeks to enhance shareholder value not only through exceptional business performance and practices, but also through responsible and effective communication with its shareholders. The latest company information relevant to the individual and institutional investor includes stock price and history, upcoming events and presentations and financial documents. Safe Harbor Financial trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol SHFS.

Executive Bios

Sundie Seefried - Board Member +

Safe Harbor Financial is the brainchild of Sundie Seefried, former CEO and Board Member of Safe Harbor Financial. A 35-year veteran of the credit union industry, in 2014, she saw that CRBs needed financial services and that Colorado communities would be safer if the new industry had access to banking solutions.

Terry Mendez - Chief Executive Officer +

Terry Mendez brings extensive experience in strategic planning and operational transformation within the information technology and cannabis industries. In his role as founder of Amos Advisory Solutions, Mr. Mendez served as the CEO of both single-state and multi-state cannabis operators successfully leading turnaround efforts. Terry began his career in public accounting with Arthur Andersen and Deloitte & Touche. Previously, he served as the vice president of Finance and global chief accounting officer for Hitachi Vantara, a subsidiary of Hitachi, overseeing 52 countries.

Donnie Emmi - Chief Legal Officer +

Donnie Emmi began his professional career working for an investment banking firm on Wall Street. He moved to Colorado in 2008 just as cannabis businesses began to emerge, and for more than 12 years, Donnie’s business has been focused on assisting cannabis companies succeed in a highly regulated and scrutinized environment. As a board member, legal advisor, and business consultant, he regularly provided legal and strategic advice to celebrity brands, publicly traded companies, private equity firms, and financial institutions. Donnie has been working with Safe Harbor since early 2016 as an attorney and advisor.

Jim Dennedy - Chief Financial Officer +

Jim Dennedy is Chief Financial Officer for SHF Holdings, Inc. (Safe Harbor). In this role, he is responsible for accounting, financing, budgeting and strategy execution. In this role, he is also responsible for Safe Harbor’s product development and management of its online banking products. Prior to this, he served as President and COO for urban-gro, inc. where he was responsible for strategy execution. Prior to urban-gro, Jim served as CFO of Interurban Capital Group, Inc. which invested, developed, and operated a chain of cannabis dispensaries on the West Coast of the United States which Harvest Health and Recreation acquired in March 2020.

Safe Harbor Podcasts

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We’ve Been Featured!

Safe Harbor Financial has been featured in several media outlets, podcasts, and more.

Take a look at the growing list of prominent features below!

  1. New CEO Terry Mendez interview with MJBizDaily
  2. How banking reform could minimize illicit marijuana market
  3. Banking on Green: Mastering the Cannabis Finance Frontier
  4. Rising High: Exclusive talk with financial services for Safe Harbor
  5. The Green Rush: Sundie Seefried, Founder of SHF
  6. What if cannabis banking is DOA?
  7. Senate cannabis bil unveiled with key note expected next week
  8. Cannaibs ETFs boom as HHS recommendation to ease restrictions raises hopes for federal reform
  9. Eight major impacts of reshceduling of marijuana could have on publicly traded cannabis companies
  10. Mastercard Demands Shutdown of Marijuana Buys on its Debit Cards
  11. Sundie Seefried, Founder and President/CEO, Safe Harbor Financial – Thinking outside the bud
  12. SHF, CEO, Sundie Seefried – Highly Objective
  13. Interview Series – My Cannabis
  14. Sundie Seefried on taking her company public and breaking the stigma of cannabis banking
  15. Secrets of fail: Navigating Safe Harbor with Sundie Seefried
  16. SHF | Sundie Seefried – Raising Cannabis Capital
  17. Navigating Steady Success – Interview
  18. How it Started: Cannabis Banking with Sundie Seefried
  19. A Q&A with Sundie Seefried
  20. Sundie Seefried – CEO – Interview
  21. Sundie Seefried: Single-Handedly building Cannabis Banking Regulations
  22. Sundie Seefried on Fintech and Cannabis Industry
  23. Capital for your cannabis company?
  24. Correlation 22
  25. Cannabis Sector Outlook for 2023
  26. Who are colorado’s most influential banking startups impacting finance in 2023
  27. Benzinga Chicago Interviews: Sundie Seefried
  28. SHF reports Q3 Revenue Increase to 2.38M
  29. Safe Harbor Financial’s Strong Q3
  30. Safe Harbor Originates $3 Million First Lien Secured Loan for Multi-tenant Cannabis Industrial Building in California
  31. Safe Harbor Financial Restructures Certain Deferred Consideration Obligations in Connection With 2022 Acquisition of Abaca
  32. Sundie on Monday
  33. $3M Loan from Safe Harbor Financial Fuels THC Beverage Company’s California Launch
  34. Safe Harbor Financial Launches New Line of Credit Products for Cannabis Businesses
  35. Safe Harbor Financial Hits Key Milestone by Helping to Process Over $20 Billion in Cannabis Related Funds
  36. Safe Harbor Financial Expands Lending And Deposit Relationship With Cannabis Multi-State Operator
  37. Safe Harbor Financial Originates $6.7M First-Lien Secured Loan For Global Real Estate Investment Firm
  38. Safe Harbor Financial Originates Real Estate Loans for Tier-One Multi-State Operator
  39. Safe Harbor Financial Q1 Revenue Grows 150% YoY, Surpasses $1.1B In Quarterly Deposits
  40. Safe Harbor Financial Resolves $68.6 Million in Debt Obligations
  41. The Cannabis Industry, With Sundie Seefried of Safe Harbor Financial
  42. Sundie Seefried On Credit Cards And Federal Legalization

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