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Credit Unions Vs. Banks

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How is a Credit Union different from a bank chart

Credit unions have been around for a long time, but we still get asked quite frequently about the differences between a credit union and a bank. If you are new to credit unions, or maybe have heard about them but didn't know what they were, then this information is for you.

How Is a Credit Union Different From a Bank?

Credit Union

• Not-for-profit cooperatives offering a full range of financial products and services to their members.

• Earnings are returned to members through services like free ATMs, better rates, and lower fees.

• Insured through NCUA up to $250,000.

• Owners and members live and work in their local community (USCCU members live, work, worship, or attend school in Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, or Wilson counties, TN).

• Credit unions are democratically governed and elections are based on a one-member, one-vote philosophy.

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Bank

• For-profit corporations offer a full range of financial products and services

• Earnings go to outside stockholders in the form of dividends.

• Insured by FDIC up to $250,000.

• Banks are governed by paid shareholders. Voting rights depend on the number of shares owned.

 

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