SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The more than 73,000 members of Firstmark CU, formerly San Antonio Teachers CU, now have access to lending services from the credit union seven days a week, 24 hours a day, thanks to a partnership between the $420-million credit union and Lending Solutions Inc. (LSI), Elgin, Ill. Jesse Martinez, vp of lending for Firstmark, said the credit union wanted to give members the flexibility to apply for loans when it was convenient for them. According to Martinez, 401 loan applications from credit union members went through LSI in April, the first full month of the partnership. Firstmark has $264 million in its loan portfolio. It is the fourth largest credit union in San Antonio.

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