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Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union company history timeline

1952

RBFCU was opened in September 1952 with nine members and $45 in deposits.

1959

August 1959 — The field of membership is amended to include Brooks Air Force Base and the Brooks Branch is opened.

1960

1960 — Randolph reaches its first $1 million in assets.Oct.

1961

25, 1961 — The credit union's name is changed from Randolph Federal Credit Union to Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union (RBFCU).

1967

1967 — Washington, D.C. — The National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) is established to protect the federal credit unions’ interests in the nation’s capital.

1970

1970 — The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) forms to oversee federal credit unions.

1975

September 1975 — The first Checking Account, called a Share Draft Account, is opened.

1976

February 1976 — The Randolph Main Office is moved into building #290 at Harmon Drive on Randolph AFB.

1977

December 1977 — The first ATM called Totie Teller is installed at the Randolph Branch.

1978

December 1978 — The Windcrest Branch opens on Walzem Road in the city of Windcrest, with the credit union's first drive-thru teller window.

1980

1980 — Deregulation in the financial services industry creates new product offerings like share drafts (also known as checking accounts) and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). Plus, a rate ceiling on savings accounts is removed.

1981

Fellowship’s offices were housed in a building that served as RBFCU’s Windcrest Branch from 1981-91.Oct.

1982

1982 — NCUA interprets the Federal Credit Union Act to allow individual select employee groups to join a credit union, as long as members in each group share a common bond (i.e., manufacturing, high-tech, education, etc.).

1987

November 1987 — The Live Oak Branch opens with the credit union's first drive-up ATM and safe deposit boxes.

1988

September 1988 — The credit union's first voice-response system called "Tammie" is introduced.

1989

January 1989 — The Summit Branch opens at Summit Parkway and Loop 410 in its temporary home in the Corporate Square Building in San Antonio.

December 1989 — St Luke’s Federal Credit Union merges with RBFCU, making RBFCU the 44th largest financial cooperative in the country.

1990

April 17, 1990 — The San Marcos Branch opens in a shopping center at Highway 80 and Bugg Lane, following a merger with San Marcos Federal Credit Union.

1990 — RBFCU introduces the "star and contrails" as the credit union’s corporate logo.

1991

June 1991 — The CashBack Mastercard® credit card is introduced.

1993

January 1993 — The New Braunfels Branch relocates to the Executive Plaza Building on IH-35 North, adding more staff, safe deposit boxes, drive-thru teller lanes and ATMs.

June 1993 — RBFCU welcomes the credit union's 100,000th member.

December 1993 — The Seguin Branch opens in the Plaza del Rey Shopping Center.

1994

August 1994 — The 281 Branch opens in the Park Oaks Shopping Center in San Antonio.

1994 — RBFCU begins offering vehicle buyer’s checks for use in the United States and overseas to help members save time and money when purchasing a vehicle.

1995

October 1995 — RBFCU enters the Austin market after a merger with Central Texas Catholic Credit Union, adding about 2,500 members.

1996

August 1996 — RBFCU is granted a community charter for the city of San Marcos, Texas.

September 1996 — The San Marcos Branch relocates to a new building at 1203 Thorpe Lane.

1996 — Following an adverse ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, an injunction is issued prohibiting federal credit unions from taking in members unrelated to their “core” membership group and common bond.

1997

August 1997 — The Plan America® Program (now known as Members Financial Services) is introduced to credit union members to assist them with their insurance and investments needs.

20, 1997 — The Schertz Branch opens, easing congestion at the Live Oak and Randolph branches and serving hundreds of new-housing residents who moved into the FM 3009 and IH-35 area.

1998

July 1998 — RBFCU welcomes the credit union's 150,000th member.

1999

April 1999 — NetBranch Online is introduced as a fully interactive online branch that allows members to transact their financial business using a computer.

August 1999 — The Brooks Branch marks its 40th anniversary.

16.November 1999 — The Seguin Branch relocates to a new building at 1600 E. Court Street.

December 1999 — The Mission South Branch opens to serve members living in South San Antonio and the surrounding area.

2000

June 2000 — The credit union marks the opening of the 100,000th member checking account.

August 2000 — RBFCU breaks ground for the second New Braunfels branch at Highway 46 and Oak Run.

2001

February 2001 — A second location in New Braunfels, the Oak Run Branch, opens.

August 2001 — RBFCU is granted an underserved area charter for Caldwell and Wilson counties.

2002

20.January 2002 — RBFCU announces its 50th anniversary celebration, featuring branch commemorations throughout the year to thank members for their membership and unmatched loyalty.

Candace was awarded $304.11, the equivalent to dividends paid on $200,000 for a 30-day period, based on the current savings account rate.June 2002 — The Lockhart Branch opens in Caldwell County.

2003

May 2003 — RBFCU breaks ground for a San Antonio branch at Rigsby and Loop 410 South.

May 19, 2003 — The Central Texas Branch relocates to a new building at 3110 N. Lamar Blvd. and 32nd Street.

2004

January 2004 — The electronic bill payment service known as ePay is introduced, which allows credit union members to pay bills using NetBranch Online.

2005

January 2005 — Randolph Brooks Title Company, LLC (RBTC) is introduced to offer title settlement services to buyers, sellers, builders, mortgage lenders and other real estate professionals for property in Texas.

14, 2005 — RBFCU breaks ground for a Buda Branch to serve members in Central Texas and the surrounding IH-35 corridor communities.Oct.

2006

August 2006 — RBFCU introduces a youth account, the Super Stars, the mascots of which are a brother and sister from a family of superheroes who go on adventures with their friends and teach the value of saving.Sept.

December 2006 — Randolph Brooks Services Group, LLC reaches more than $100 million in assets.

10, 2006 — The New Braunfels Branch relocates to 994 IH-35 North, next to Texas MedClinic.

18, 2006 — The North Lamar Branch is relocated to the Rockwood Village Shopping Center at 8620 Burnet Road in Austin and is renamed the Rockwood Branch.

2007

28, 2007 — RBFCU welcomes its 250,000th member, Joe N., at our Gold Canyon Branch, and presents him with a $250 RBFCU Mastercard gift card.

2008

February 2008 — Randolph-Brooks Real Estate Center sets an all-time high by closing $34,339,000 in real estate loans.

1, 2008 — RBFCU introduces a third credit card option for members, the Platinum Preferred Rate Mastercard, which offers a lower rate and a possible 1% off for members based on their relationships with the credit union.Oct.

2009

26, 2009 — RBFCU opens the Cedar Park Branch.

2010

2010 — On July 21, President Barack Obama signs into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which amends the Federal Credit Union Act to permanently increase insurance of share accounts to $250,000.

26, 2010 — RBFCU breaks ground for the second building at the Live Oak ASC.

2011

3, 2011 — RBFCU relocates the Lockhart Branch.

1, 2011 — The Walzem Branch relocates and is renamed the Windcrest Branch.

2012

March 21, 2012 — RBFCU opens the Steiner Ranch Branch inside a Randalls supermarket store in Austin.

2013

20, 2013.January 2013 — RBFCU creates a $150,000 educational endowment on behalf of Alamo Colleges.Aug.

2014

October 2014 — RBFCU adds a third location in the Dallas area when the Allen Branch opens.

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2016

June 2016 — RBFCU surpasses $6 billion in total deposits.

2017

May 9, 2017 — The new RBFCU.org website redesign launches.

2018

22, 2018 — RBFCU enters its fourth major market, providing service to members in Corpus Christi and the Coastal Bend with the opening of the Cimarron Branch.Oct.

2019

March 2019 — The financial-advice website Bankrate.com names RBFCU one of the top 10 credit unions in the United States.

2021

22, 2021 — For the 10th-straight year, RBFCU is recognized by the San Antonio Express-News as a "Top Workplace." There were 12 finalists in the large category with the Express-News listing RBFCU as a Top 5 employer.Nov.

2022

March 27, 2022 — A year after being named “best credit union,” RBFCU is named “No.

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