credit union
noun
: a cooperative association that makes small loans to its members at low interest rates and offers other banking services (such as savings and checking accounts)
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On Wednesday, Trump fired two Democrats on the three-member board of the National Credit Union Administration, a federal insurer and regulator of credit unions.
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Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
In 2023, traditional identity fraud cost banks, credit unions and financial institutions $23 billion, an increase of 13% from the year prior.
—Sunil Madhu, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
This movement gave birth to cooperative businesses around the world, from the North American credit union system to the Mondragon Corporation in the Basque region of Spain, an industrial behemoth owned and governed by its workers.
—Nathan Schneider, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
Someone had called the member and told her that her credit union account had been compromised.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 15 May 2025
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Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
In 2023, traditional identity fraud cost banks, credit unions and financial institutions $23 billion, an increase of 13% from the year prior.
—Sunil Madhu, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
This movement gave birth to cooperative businesses around the world, from the North American credit union system to the Mondragon Corporation in the Basque region of Spain, an industrial behemoth owned and governed by its workers.
—Nathan Schneider, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
Someone had called the member and told her that her credit union account had been compromised.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 15 May 2025
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“Credit union.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20union. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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