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Every credit union has stories that show the power of people helping people. Tell us about a time your credit union made a meaningful and lasting difference for a member or your community. Email media@cornerstoneleague.coop.

A+FCU Tops Best of the Best Awards as Best Mortgage Lender in Central Texas

Central Texans have voted for their favorite companies and have named Austin-based A+ Federal Credit Union as the "Best of the Best" when it comes to home loans and mortgage refinancing.


FivePoint Credit Union Promotes Three Employees

FivePoint Credit Union President/CEO Erik M. Shaw announced three new promotions in offices around Texas: Leticia Martinez, Jeffrey McClung, and Jennifer Rogers.


Paul Quinn College Students Receive $10,000 in Scholarships from Texas Trust Credit Union

Five undergraduate students of Paul Quinn College (PQC) are beneficiaries of the Miriam Johnson Scholarship from Arlington-based Texas Trust Credit Union, which has $1.7 billion in assets and serves 120,000 members.


Neches FCU Hosts Ribbon Cutting for Administration Location

Neches Federal Credit Union held a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of their administration offices located at 676 Magnolia in Port Neches, Texas.


A Taste of International Credit Union Day Around the Region

Diamond Lakes Federal Credit Union in Hot Springs, Ark., celebrated International Credit Union Day with a full week!


In This Week's Leaguer

International Credit Union Day is our chance to celebrate the many ways credit unions help their members build financial health for a brighter tomorrow. I hope you’re celebrating with outreach on social media. #ICUDay


Coming Together to Celebrate International Credit Union Day

The staff and leaders at Cornerstone League wish you all a very happy International Credit Union Day, and we hope you are making the most of this year’s theme: “Building financial health for a brighter tomorrow.”


New Cornerstone League Podcast: #BeCyberSmart

In honor of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, The Cornerstone League Podcast host Tanya Dittberner speaks with Cornerstone Resources VP of Information Security and Risk Management Consulting Idrees Rafiq, Jr. Rafiq talk about ways credit unions can #BeCyberSmart not just this month, but year-round.


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.

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