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primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . june 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message firstmark credit union firstmark credit union s administrative office type credit union industry financial services predecessor san antonio teachers credit union founded 1932 headquarters san antonio texas united states key people donald pinson chairman nathanael tarwasokono president chief executive officer mike grundon svp chief financial officer gregg thorne svp chief lending officer wendy beswick svp chief retail 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 1 2 total assets us 1 billion 3 number of employees 311 4 website firstmarkcu.org 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 100 000 2 members and managing assets of more than us 1 billion 3 the credit union is the fourth largest in san antonio texas . 4 with sixteen financial centers including the acquisition of southside credit union and st. joseph s 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 contents 1 mergers & acquisitions 2 community involvement 3 references 4 see also mergers & acquisitions edit southside credit union 2013 . 6 southside credit union was chartered in 1996 and largely focused on servicing members in the southern communities of san antonio . firstmark credit union acquired southside in november 2013 to develop and strengthen their relationships with members throughout south san antonio . with the merger members of these communities were able to take advantage of the expanded products and services available technology and larger atm network . firstmark also gained 3 additional financial centers branches through the expansion . 7 st.joseph s credit union 2015 . 8 st. joseph s credit union was chartered in 1933 to support the catholic communities in san antonio del rio and fredericksburg . firstmark acquired st. joseph s in 2015 expanding firstmark s member base and helping the credit union achieve over 1 billion in assets . the merger provided st. joseph s with the additional resources needed to help ensure its members had access to the recent advances in technology services cybersecurity a larger atm network and an expansion in products and services . 9 community involvement edit credit unions for kids . 10 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 the children s hospital of san antonio in partnership with the children s miracle network . 11 5 through their many years of partnership firstmark has donated more than 900 000 total to cufk through various fundraising and community events . 12 sa reads . 13 firstmark credit union is a partner of sareads which is a project of literacy san antonio . each summer sareads holds a city wide book drive where book banks across the city including firstmark branches collect donations and then distribute the items collected to schools learning centers and non profits throughout the community . in addition to supporting the annual drive firstmark donated a 2 000 square foot space at one of their branches to serve as an sa reads program office and book bank . 14 academic planners . at the start of each school year firstmark distributes academic planners to educators and academic office staffs . the planners are distributed to school districts private schools colleges universities and after school programs throughout san antonio and the 12 surrounding counties as well as fredericksburg . the planners feature the entire academic calendar with space for additional notes and include important holidays each month . 15 educator and student scholarships . each year firstmark credit union awards fifteen 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 . 16 in 2007 the credit union also contributed 5 000 towards the northeast lakeview college scholarship fund . 17 firstmark credit union supports many other community organizations including san antonio lighthouse of the blind 18 19 san antonio youth centers youthbuild san antonio 20 united way days of caring 21 and san antonio parks foundation and friends of the parks . 22 23 references edit people places & things . tcul.coop . texas credit union league . retrieved 2009 09 22 . firstmark credit union . ibanknet.com . ibanknet.com . retrieved 2016 09 01 . firstmark credit union . ibanknet.com . retrieved 2016 09 01 . find a credit union . ncua.gov . national credit union administration . retrieved 2009 09 04 . bbb business review . bbb.org . better business bureau . retrieved 2011 03 17 . firstmark credit union reaches major milestone managed assets surpass 1 billion during fourth quarter 2015 . san antonio hispanic chamber of commerce . retrieved 2016 09 14 . firstmark credit union and southside credit union complete merger . firstmark credit union . retrieved 2016 09 14 . san antonio credit unions merge . mysa.com . retrieved 2016 09 14 . fourth largest sa credit union acquires competitor gains downtown branches . san antonio business journal . retrieved 2016 09 14 . sponsor detail . childrensmiraclenetwork.org . retrieved 2009 09 15 . recognizing the 75th anniversary of firstmark credit union in san antonio . . www.legis.state.tx.us . retrieved 2009 09 24 . firstmark cu sells fiesta medals for cus for kids . . cornerstone credit union league . retrieved 2016 09 14 . sa reads . literacysanantonio.com . retrieved 2009 09 15 . city wide book drive seeks 100 000 donations . mysa.com . retrieved 2016 09 14 . firstmark helps schools with 85 000 academic planners . cornerstone leaguer . retrieved 2016 09 14 . annual scholarships awarded to fifteen area high school seniors . pr web . retrieved 2016 09 01 . firstmark credit union contributes 5 000 to northeast lakeview college scholarship fund . www.accd.edu . retrieved 2009 09 24 . friends of salb . www.salighthouse.org . retrieved 2009 09 24 . lighthouse happenings . www.salighthouse.org . retrieved 2009 09 24 . new sa youthbuild center expands program receives donation . kens5.com . kens 5 staff . archived from the original on august 20 2009 . retrieved 2009 08 18 . firstmark credit union sponsors second annual teen volunteer fair . unitedwaysatx.org . united way of san antonio and bexar county . retrieved 2009 09 15 . parks and recreation department news releases . www.sanantonio.gov . city of san antonio parks and recreation . retrieved 2009 09 24 . parks and recreation department news releases . www.saparksfoundation.org . san antonio parks foundation . retrieved 2009 09 24 . see also edit history of credit unions v t e city of san antonio nickname alamo city attractions the alamo alamo cenotaph la antorcha de la amistad basilica of the national shrine of the little flower cathedral of san fernando hemisfair 68 houston street retama park racetrack san antonio zoo tower of the americas tower life building museums artpace blue star contemporary art museum briscoe western art museum casa navarro state historic site fort sam houston museum gallista gas gallery guadalupe cultural arts center guinness world records utsa institute of texan cultures mcnay art museum museo alameda museum of aerospace medicine o. henry house museum ripley s believe it or not san antonio academy museum san antonio museum of art barney smith s toilet seat art museum southwest school of art spanish governor s palace edward steves homestead texas air museum texas transportation museum united states army medical department museum witte museum yturri edmunds historic site see also list of museums in central texas entertainment alamodome arneson river theater at & t center aztec on the river fiesta noche del rio fiesta san antonio freeman coliseum majestic theatre morgan s wonderland nelson w. wolff stadium san antonio missions baseball san antonio rampage san 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