Discover how your league charted a path to success in 2022.
Benefits of Membership
Cornerstone League is the nation’s largest regional credit union trade association, serving over 700 credit unions in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. We act as trusted advisors and essential business partners for our members.
Cornerstone provides resources for credit unions from large to small and anywhere in between. We also equip credit union staff with tools to perform their jobs more efficiently and effectively. Download our Member Value Guide to learn more about Cornerstone membership.
Advocacy
Cornerstone Advocacy represents your interests on the federal and state level. With association offices just blocks from each of our state's capitol buildings, our lobbying efforts involve researching issues and executing grassroots efforts designed to ensure your voices are heard by both legislators and regulators. Additionally, political action committees support credit union champions in state and federal legislatures.
Asset/Liability Management
Cornerstone provides Asset/Liability Management (ALM) analysis, instruction, and guidance to promote credit unions' financial well-being. Participating credit unions receive a number of quarterly and annual reports, guidelines, and tools that are beneficial in developing a firm ALM foundation, as well as opportunities to participate in hands-on ALM training.
Chapter Program
Cornerstone’s chapters promote unity among credit unions through communication, training, career development, networking, and participation in community, state, and national projects that support the cooperative spirit of the credit union movement. Your participation is encouraged and helps to advance our movement.
Council Program
Councils offer credit union employees and volunteers opportunities to network, learn, and grow relationships through interaction and communication facilitated by Cornerstone. Council members share best practices; the latest issues, trends, challenges, and opportunities facing credit unions; and guidance on preparing for future challenges and opportunities in the industry.
Communications
Cornerstone distributes the latest insights, community activities, breaking advocacy and compliance news, and awareness of services and resources to member credit unions. Through the many communications channels available today and emerging in the future, Cornerstone is accessible to credit union employees, keeping them abreast of the most up-to-date and comprehensive news and information affecting the credit union movement.
Compliance Assistance
Keeping up with regulations is increasingly challenging. Fortunately, credit unions can count on dues-related services that include a toll-free hotline for a quick response to compliance questions. Other available services include InfoSight, an extensive searchable and routinely updated database that includes sample policies and changes in regulations; and an electronic newsletter powered by InfoSight to help you stay current with the regulatory environment.
Development
Cornerstone Development is the industry’s preferred provider of learning and education of staff and volunteers. With a wide range of topics and venues, training and events offer a variety of movement-related educational and networking opportunities at conferences, schools and certificate programs, seminars, and online and on-demand training.
Research & Statistics
Cornerstone is committed to expanding credit union knowledge and positions in the markets they serve through extensive research. Results compiled from surveys allow evaluation of the current state of affairs while also reflecting on ideas and actions from the past that impact the credit union movement. Members also get access to a deposit and loan rate tool.
Small Credit Union Support
With a significant percentage of credit unions designated as small credit unions, Cornerstone has dedicated significant resources to help these credit unions thrive, grow, and continue to succeed in serving their members. By providing targeted education, hot topic notifications, and operational assistance, Cornerstone can effectively meet the needs of all smaller institutions while helping them address their unique challenges and opportunities.
Not a Member?
If your credit union is not currently enjoying these League benefits and you would like to learn more, please contact Mike Delker at 800-442-5762, ext. 6826.