Firstmark Credit Union

Firstmark Credit Union

Type	Credit union
Industry	Financial Services
Predecessor(s)	San Antonio Teachers Credit Union
Founded	1932
Headquarters	San Antonio, Texas, United States
Key people	Donald Pinson, Chairman Leon Ewing, President/Chief Executive Officer Jesse Martinez, EVP/Chief Operations Officer Andrew Apple, SVP/Chief Financial Officer
Products	Personal and Commercial Account Services, Checking, Credit cards, Consumer loans, Commercial loans, Mortgage loans, Insurance, Savings, Investments, Financial planning, online banking FMCU Financial Group, LLC
Total assets	$758M USD
Employees	261
Website	firstmarkcu.org

Firstmark Credit Union's Administrative Office

Firstmark Credit Union (formerly San Antonio Teachers Credit Union) is a federally insured, state-chartered, member-owned, not-for-profit financial cooperative. The credit union was founded by educators in 1932, and changed its name to Firstmark Credit Union in October 2002.^[1] Serving over 88,000^[2] members and managing assets of more than USD $688 million,^[3] the Credit Union is the fourth largest in San Antonio, Texas’.^[4] With thirteen branch offices (since the acquisition of Southside Credit Union), the Credit Union offers a full range of financial products and services, both personal and commercial. Firstmark Credit Union is community-chartered. Membership is open to anyone who lives, works, worships, attends school in Bexar County. Educators, students and their families, in the following 12 surrounding counties are also eligible: Atascosa, Bandera, Comal, Dimmit, Frio, Guadalupe, Kendall, La Salle, McMullen, Medina, Wilson, and Zavala.

Firstmark Credit Union is insured by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), is an Equal Housing Lender and a member of the Better Business Bureau.^[5]

Community involvement

Credit Unions for Kids^[6] Since 1987, Firstmark Credit Union, along with other local credit unions, have supported a fund raising program called Credit Unions for Kids (CUFK) that benefits CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children's Hospital in partnership with the Children's Miracle Network.^[7]

Educator and Student Scholarships. Each year, Firstmark Credit Union awards ten $1,000 Frank Price and Helen Shipman Cunningham scholarships to outstanding high school seniors; ten $500 scholarships for classroom use to elementary, middle, and high school teachers.^[8] In 2007, the credit union also contributed $5,000 towards the Northeast Lakeview College Scholarship Fund.^[9]

Count Me In. Teen Volunteer Fair. In 2008, Firstmark Credit Union hosted the third-annual Teen Volunteer Fair in tandem with the ServiceNation Day of Action. This event took place simultaneously in 50 states to highlight the importance and potential of volunteer service. Locally more than 500 students attended the event and volunteered almost 1,200 hours on that one day.

Firstmark Credit Union supports many other community organizations including: San Antonio Lighthouse of the Blind,^[10][11] San Antonio Youth Centers/YouthBuild San Antonio,^[12] United Way Days of Caring,^[13] ChildSafe SA,^[14] and San Antonio Parks Foundation and Friends of the Parks.^{[15] [16]}

References

See also

• History of credit unions