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Publications

Cornerstone complements our comprehensive consulting services with industry-renowned studies and reports, online newsletters, and a variety of carefully researched articles. We strive to bring together the knowledge and experiences of all our clients to help them broaden their exposure to industry trends and increase performance. Here are a few examples:


The Cornerstone Report: Benchmarks and Best Practices for Mid-Size Banks (Fifth Edition)

Compiled data from a recent survey of 62 banks with assets of $1 billion - $40 billion. The Cornerstone Report: Benchmarks and Best Practices for Mid-Size Banks (Fifth Edition) provides an in-depth exploration of industry best practices, staffing and process benchmarks, and technology utilization and deployment for mid-size banks.


The Cornerstone Report: Benchmarks and Best Practices for Credit Unions (Sixth Edition)

Cornerstone is happy to announce that 70 credit unions with assets of $250 million and more accepted our invitatation to participate in the Sixth Edition of The Cornerstone Report, our latest performance measurement study designed to assist credit unions in their efficiency improvement and strategic planning initiatives. Participating credit unions are now working hard to complete the surveys. We look forward to publishing our survey findings with an analysis to include more than 250 detailed productivity and staffing benchmarks in 15 key credit union areas in the fourth quarter of this year.


GonzoBanker

The Cornerstone team founded critically acclaimed GonzoBanker, an electronic compilation of "observations, ruminations, predictions and random thoughts on financial services." The weekly GonzoBanker newsletter, which was labeled "hip and flip" by American Banker, is frequently used as source material for industry reporters and reprinted by financial institutions, vendors and trade groups.