Lone Star Credit Union · Financial Services · Houston, TX · 20 weeks
Lone Star Credit Union System Consolidation case study
Lone Star Credit Union operated four different core banking systems after three acquisitions, which blocked any unified view of their members. We merged these systems into one member data platform, cutting data costs by $1.3 million annually and delivering same-day analytics that the credit union couldn’t access before.
Challenge
After three acquisitions in five years, the credit union was stuck with four separate core banking systems and no single member view. Combining data across these systems took three days of manual work each time. Maintaining all four data environments cost $1.3 million annually. The board demanded a unified member view before approving any further acquisitions.
Outcome
We launched the unified member platform in week 20, cutting annual data costs from $1.3 million to $310,000. We enabled same-day cross-system member analytics, which improved decision-making speed. Six weeks after launch, the board approved the next acquisition, directly referencing the unified member view as a critical factor.
Results
- $1.3M Annual data cost savings
- 4 to 1 Core banking systems unified
- 3 days to same-day Member analytics availability
- 20 wks Full platform delivery
We were using four different systems and couldn’t see the full picture of our members. Thinklytics pulled it all together in 20 weeks, and the board approved our next acquisition the following month.