love. trust. respect. and a commitment to excellence. these values form the cornerstones of our promise: to really care about our customers, our communities and each other – and strive to be the best every day in everything we do. it is a commitment to these values that help third federal achieve its mission of helping people achieve the dream of homeownership and financial security, while creating value for our communities, our customers and our stockholders. as we've grown during the past nearly 80 years, many things have changed about third federal: the size of our business, our spectrum of services, and the scope of our ever-advancing technology. however, our values and our mission remain the same.