WHAT IS A CREDIT UNION? WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CREDIT UNION AND A BANK?
WHAT IS A CREDIT UNION? WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CREDIT UNION AND A BANK?
Answer
In the United States, a credit union is a not-for-profit organization which is organized in order to provide financial services to its members. Banks, especially those quoted on a stock exchange, are by definition entities which aim to maximize corporate profits. Conversely, credit unions reinvest their "profits" in their member-owners through better dividend and loan rates. There are nearly 100 million members of credit unions in the United States. SDFCU alone has over 88,000 members worldwide. What makes SDFCU the perfect “partner” is that it is accustomed to dealing with account owners around the world, from developed countries like Germany, France and Switzerland to less-developed, less well-known countries.