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Wonderful things are happening among credit unions nationally and in the Cornerstone region. Check out the great articles in this week’s Leaguer.
Leave a Legacy: Women of Credit Unions in Texas
Last month, we introduced our first group of credit union trailblazers and legacy award winners. This month, we are showcasing some of the highly successful credit union women in the Lone Star State who are deep into shaping their legacy for the next generation.
Leave a Legacy: Shelli McCoy
Shelli McCoy’s distinguished career embodies the cooperative spirit so characteristic of the credit union movement: collaboration, equality, social justice, service, and investing in people, to name just some. For this Development Educator project award winner, it’s all intentional. No wonder Credit Union Magazine named McCoy a Credit Union Rock Star in 2019.
Leave a Legacy: Carolyn Jordan
Carolyn Jordan has a super objective. She is committed to using servant leadership to help others unlock and achieve their highest potential. As a credit union leader, she strives to be an influencer, encouraging credit unions to be forward-thinking, digital first, and culturally diverse to achieve consistent high-level growth and service excellence. And that’s just one reason Jordan is on our list of credit union trailblazers.
Leave a Legacy: Terrie Johnson
Terrie Johnson has enjoyed a long credit union career that began in 1979, when she took a teller position at LTV Federal Credit Union, which later became Texas Trust Credit Union. Over the years, Johnson advanced through the ranks and, after 36 years, retired in 2015. However, “retirement” is often a subjective term.
Leave a Legacy: Mary Beth Spuck
Mary Beth Spuck has honed her broad credit union expertise in leadership, sales, member service, collaboration, and project management over two decades in the financial services industry. Some of that experience has inspired this international traveler, CEO, and multi-DE grad to think more holistically about her members and an above-and-beyond approach to service.
Seven Cornerstone-Member CUs Earn Forbes’ Best-in-State
After partnering with market research firm Statista, Forbes announced the Best Credit Unions in Each State, its fourth such review, on June 24. Seven Cornerstone members made the list.
Councils: Connecting with the Region’s Brightest, Most Inquisitive, and Collaborative Minds
Cornerstone League’s goal of increasing education and collaboration among credit unions is strengthened by its Councils Program, which offers opportunities for networking, relationship building, operations knowledge, and Q&A through an online engagement forum with the region’s brightest, most inquisitive, and collaborative minds.
Cornerstone Foundation Partners with GreenPath Financial Wellness to Offer Financial Counseling for Credit Union Members
Cornerstone Foundation is partnering with GreenPath Financial Wellness, a leading national nonprofit organization, to provide a holistic financial education and counseling program to credit unions and their members in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Demonstrate Your Cooperative Spirit with Support for Your Foundation
Did you know you can give to your Cornerstone Foundation through payroll deduction? Workplace giving exemplifies the cooperative spirit by supporting the Foundation that supports your credit union.
ICYMI: CFPB Launches Toolkit with Pandemic Financial Relief Options
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has launched a digital toolkit for media, intermediaries, and other stakeholders interested in providing information and resources to renters and mortgage borrowers who continue to struggle financially from the coronavirus pandemic. The toolkit provides the most up-to-date information and resources that credit unions can share with their members.
CO-OP Formalizes Long-Standing Support of African-American Credit Union Coalition with New Partnership
Credit union payments fintech CO-OP Financial Services announced an expansion of its support for the African-American Credit Union Coalition (AACUC) by committing to a five-year corporate sponsorship.
Mobiloil Credit Union Elects New Board Chairman
Beaumont’s largest credit union, Mobiloil Credit Union, has announced the election of Gary Waldrop as its new chairman. Waldrop will replace Richard Hegele, who has served as chairman of the board for the past 22 years.
In Memoriam: Becky Solomon
Cornerstone is sad to announce that Becky Solomon, one of our own from years past, died on June 25. She was 71 years old.
FivePoint CU Promotes Staci Croak to AVP of Branch Operations
FivePoint Credit Union CEO Erik M. Shaw has announced the promotion of Staci R. Croak to assistant vice president of branch operations in Nederland, Texas.
TTCU’s Project School Supplies Celebrates 20 Years
TTCU Federal Credit Union’s Project School Supplies is celebrating 20 years of helping local students have the tools they need to succeed in school.
In This Week’s Leaguer
Wonderful things are happening among credit unions nationally and in the Cornerstone region. Check out the great articles in this week’s Leaguer.
Cornerstone Members and Cornerstone Resources VP Named to AACUC Texas Regional Chapter Executive Committee
The African-American Credit Union Coalition has announced the establishment of a Texas Regional Chapter to spread the message of diversity, equity, and inclusion to the 425 credit unions based in Texas, including 225 low-income designation credit unions and 18 community development financial institution credit unions.
CUs Should Confer with MSPs on Kaseya Software Vulnerability
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation continue to respond to the recent supply-chain ransomware attack that has leveraged a vulnerability in the Kaseya VSA software against multiple managed service providers and their customers.
See Credit Union Member Stories at Advancing Communities
Earlier in the year, Credit Union National Association launched Advancing Communities, a Member Activation Program, MAP, campaign designed to educate credit union members about the credit union difference and collect their stories.
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