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CU4Kids Celebrates 25 Years with Fundraising Challenge
For 25 Years, Credit Unions for Kids has supported Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals that raise the critical dollars needed to close the funding gap for children’s hospitals across the country.
Get ‘Cooking with Cornerstone’ for the Holidays
It’s the perfect time of year to get cooking with heartwarming recipes from the Cornerstone Foundation’s Cooking with Cornerstone.
Cornerstone Launches Web Page Dedicated to International Engagement
Cornerstone League has long supported international engagement with other credit unions and cultures around the world, and now to support this ongoing initiative we’ve launched a web page dedicated to sharing the good works and stories of credit union people from Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
NCUA Alert: Email Compromise Through Exploitation of Cloud-Based Services
According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center, cybercriminals are targeting organizations that use popular cloud-based email services to conduct business email compromise scams.
Two Ways to Help Break Down Barriers to Buying Life Insurance
As we hit the 18-month mark of the pandemic, life insurance is experiencing a bit of a paradox. According to the 2021 Insurance Barometer Study from Life Happens and LIMRA[i]:
Tinker FCU Wins Dejardins and Dora Maxwell Community Service Awards
Cornerstone League congratulates Tinker Federal Credit Union who has won the Desjardins Adult Financial Education Award, the Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award, and the Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Community Service awards for the region.
Gary Parker Honored for Service to Lending and Collections Executive Committee
After serving for 18 years on the Lending and Collections Council Executive Committee, Gary Parker is stepping down. But the committee, which steers the Southwest Lending and Collections Conference, wasn’t going to let Parker go without honoring his legacy in credit unions and on the council.
Oklahoma Credit Unions Celebrate Raising $4M for Children’s Hospitals
Oklahoma credit unions have come together to support the Children’s Hospital Foundation in Oklahoma City and the Children’s Hospital at Saint Francis in Tulsa. Credit Unions for Kids – Oklahoma has been making yearly donations to the hospital since 1997 that has amounted $4 million.
Greater Texas CU Celebrates Grand Opening of San Marcos Downtown Branch
Oct. 8, Greater Texas Credit Union held a grand opening celebration for its new free-standing, full-service branch at 242 N. Guadalupe Street in downtown San Marcos.
In This Week's Leaguer
This month, Cornerstone League’s Leave a Legacy campaign highlights four trailblazers from Arkansas. See how they’ve advanced in their careers and expanded the reach of the credit union movement in their communities.
Leave a Legacy: Arkansas Credit Union Leaders
Welcome to our fifth installment of Leave a Legacy, the initiative that shines a spotlight on some of our movement’s most successful leaders.
Request a Meeting with Your Lawmaker for Next Week’s Hike at Home
Next Monday, Oct. 18, at 3:30 p.m. CT is the start of Cornerstone League’s 2021 Hike at Home—this year a virtual experience that offers an outstanding opportunity for credit union leaders to engage face-to-face with their lawmakers in the comfort of their own office.
ICU Day 2021: Building Financial Health for a Brighter Tomorrow
How is your credit union celebrating International Credit Union Day with your members and your community?
Cryptocurrency: What Credit Unions Need to Know
The National Credit Union Administration has called upon credit unions across America to submit comments on digital assets by Oct. 27, 2021.
ICYMI: Credit Unions Might Sue NCUA Over Secondary Capital Rule
A group of credit unions is fighting back against an NCUA rule that will prevent credit unions from receiving the full benefits a program Congress designed to help banks and credit unions serve more minorities.
NCUA: MDI Mentoring Grant Round Now Open
Federally insured credit unions with both the minority depository institution and low-income designations are eligible to apply for the National Credit Union Administration’s MDI mentoring grants now through Oct. 29.
Ransomware: What to Know to Create an Incident Response Plan
Ransomware developers and affiliates have been telling victims that they must pay the ransom or stolen data and internal company secrets would be publicly released. Unfortunately, six- and seven-figure demands have become routine among ransomware attacks.
GECU Wins Dejardins Community Service Award
Cornerstone League extends hearty congratulations to GECU who has won the Desjardins Adult Financial Education Award for the region. Cornerstone will honor GECU with a plaque at the IMPACT 2022: Annual Meeting and Council Forum in Grapevine, Texas, April 20–22, 2022.
Celebrate ICU Day at North Texas Sister Society Meeting Featuring Int’l Speaker Beth Welsh
In celebration of International Credit Union Day, the North Texas Sister Society will feature Tail O’ The Bank Credit Union CEO Beth Welsh from the United Kingdom at its Oct. 21 virtual Zoom meeting, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. CT.
In This Week's Leaguer
Two Cornerstone-member credit union leaders have been named as 2021 Credit Union Rock Stars by the editorial team of Credit Union Magazine. Cornerstone is proud to count Julie Gamblin and Randy Stolp among our membership.
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