For more than 100 years, credit unions have existed because banks ignored consumers in need of safe, affordable financial products and services. Since the first credit union was founded in 1909, banks ...

Pitting credit unions vs. banks in a side-by-side comparison can be a little like spotting identical twins at the mall. From afar, if they’re wearing the same outfits, it can be really difficult to ...

TheESL Federal Credit Union in Rochester, New York. Source: Daniel Penfield, Wikimedia Commons. If you've ever wondered about the difference between a credit union and a bank, then rest assured that ...

Credit unions are member-owned, not-for-profit community financial cooperatives that are vital alternatives for consumers. Credit unions work for and benefit their members and not shareholders like ...

Banks and credit unions don't differ dramatically in the services they provide. Both offer a vast array of financial services most consumers want or need: checking and savings, car and personal loans, ...

When deciding how to save and manage your money, you have several options from which to choose. If you don’t know the difference between many of these options, selecting the right one can seem ...

This is the first article in our series, Money Matters. Nearly everyone interacts with a financial institution in some way — a checking or savings account, a mortgage or other loan, maybe some ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. On this airing of Your Money Matters, Steven ...