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In many ways, credit unions are just like regular banks. They offer checking and savings accounts, loans, credit cards, and all the other financial products you'd expect, but there's one characteristic that really sets them apart: the people who profit. Credit unions are not-for-profit, and every member is also an owner. Consequently, it's the members, not bank executives or shareholders, who ...

Portland’s City Council is considering a plan to invest part of the city’s tax dollars in local credit unions and community banks. But first, the city must change its own rules on investing. On Friday, Mayor Sam Adams released the draft of a three-page ordinance that would give the ...

Credit unions hope a new law will boost membership

Banks and credit unions may appear similar to the casual observer.Both usually have a row of tellers, ATMs and drive-through windows. They offer savings and checking accounts, loans and other financial services.While they appear the same and serve a si

The Irish League of Credit Unions say that 2012 will see a drop in disposable income for NI households.

I found the Jan. 31 letter Bill shuts out credit unions disingenuous. The authors claim that credit unions pay taxes like any bank.

In many ways, credit unions are just like regular banks. They offer checking and savings accounts, loans, credit cards, and all the other financial products you’d expect, but there’s one characteristic that really sets them apart: the people who profit.

Near Carroll Creek on a frigid January night, Rob Fisher said his 'outrage' with Wall Street helped propel his decision to camp nightly with Occupy Frederick

In the 1990s, credit unions were fighting for survival.Their nemesis, the American Bankers Association, convinced a narrow majority of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court that credit unions were acting beyond the scope of the federal law in signing new members. The court ruled that a credit union must limit membership to its original sponsoring group.

In the 1990s, credit unions were fighting for survival.Their nemesis, the American Bankers Association, convinced a narrow majority of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court that credit unions were acting beyond the scope of the federal law in signing new m