Every year for the past six years, Cornerstone has invited mid-size banks (assets of $1 billion to $40 billion) to participate in an extensive benchmarking survey. The data collected from these surveys, augmented with benchmarks gathered through Cornerstone’s work with hundreds of financial institution clients, enables us to publish a detailed, analytical study of the staffing, process and technology utilization and deployment of institutions within these target asset sizes. Our industry knowledge and field observations make it possible for us to complement the statistical analysis with actionable best practice recommendations aimed at helping financial institutions become high performers.

What results is a one-of-a-kind benchmarking and best practices study, updated with the most currently available information and published alternately each year for banks and credit unions. With the most accurate and in-depth benchmaking data available in the industry, The Cornerstone Report can help show mid-size bank CEOs where they should be targeting their strategic initiatives and potentially identify millions of dollars of process improvements and cost savings.

The Cornerstone Report 2007 contains data obtained from 67 banks and presents the numbers, best practices, and an analysis of industry trends that we are seeing.

The Cornerstone Report is an indispensable planning and budgeting tool. Here are just a few reasons why:

• The detailed analysis is focused specifically on helping banks with $1 billion to $40 billion in assets achieve high performance.
  
• The publication reveals more than 250 benchmarks and 100 best practices culled from an extensive survey of 67 mid-size banks.
  
• The data spotlights trends that will impact your bank today and into the future.
  
• The authors of The Cornerstone Report are among the industry's most respected strategy, technology and performance improvement advisors.

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Here is some of the feedback we have received over the years from our publication of The Cornerstone Report:

“As we refocus strategically each year, The Cornerstone Report’s benchmarking references have been most helpful to us in identifying and/or confirming key areas that either need improvement or offer advantage.” –Phillip Porter, President & COO, Arvest Bank Operations, Inc.

“The Cornerstone Report is a great source of hard-to-find, applicable metrics. We use it to evaluate and provide direction in improving the operation of our bank.” –Larry J. Kallembach, Senior Vice President, MB Financial Bank

"This is the most comprehensive, well documented benchmarking analysis I have ever seen for the banking industry." –Dennis Rose, EVP, Operations, First Federal Bank of the Midwest

"Your publication is something we're using for the betterment of our bank. Great job!" –Rhonda Rawlings, VP Deposit Services Manager, First Mid-Illinois Bank and Trust

"I must compliment you on the great year-over-year improvement in The Cornerstone Report. This year's report goes beyond providing the data and includes considerably more in terms of analysis and high level best-practices. Nice work!" –Mike Curtis, SVP - Efficiency Improvements, Bank of Hawaii Corporation

"A first-rate publication, both in substance and style. Your benchmarks and best practices seem to be a real 'one-of-a-kind' and I particularly found the 'strategic integration' and related priorities commentary to be timely for the industry." –Sam Kilmer, Director, Business Development, Harland Financial Solutions

"A well-packaged, insightful, and very readable document." –Scott T. Happ, President & CEO, Mortgagebot LLC

"Very impressive and well done." –Karl E. Durant, Senior Vice President, Associated Banc-Corp