Inside Cornerstone

Calling all young professionals in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Want to attend the virtual Credit Union National Association Governmental Affairs Conference March 2-4? Don’t delay. Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. CT on Sunday, Jan. 31. Sign up here.

In this week’s Leaguer, we are looking ahead with new staff, a new NCUA chair, and newly certified and recertified financial counselors.

Education Credit Union (ECU), based in Amarillo, Texas, recently awarded $51,000 in Pocket Change Grants to area schools, giving up to $500 per teacher to help provide much-needed items for their classrooms.

In Tyler, Texas, the staff at United Credit Union is always looking for ways to have fun with their members and find new ideas for giveaways. At the end of the year, the credit union promoted a “Kick 2020 to the Curb” campaign, giving away SWAG bags full of credit union goodies and Cooking with Cornerstone cookbooks.

The U.S. Small Business Administration approved approximately 60,000 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications submitted by nearly 3,000 lenders, for more than $5 billion, between Jan. 11 and Jan. 17.