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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Carma Peters, president and CEO of Michigan Legacy Credit Union, told the Detroit Free Press that loan demand and lending activity at the credit union slowed down as economic uncertainty built in recent months.
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Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
At one point, the town applied for a loan of $300,000 from a local credit union.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But unlike other regions, there are no requirements ensuring banks or credit unions actually use them.
—Penny Lee, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Monique Marie Gonzales Grado, 32, admitted to using a victim’s personal information to apply for a $55,000 loan to buy a Jaguar F-Pace crossover SUV from a credit union in the Sacramento area in August 2022, a plea agreement filed Tuesday says.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
At one point, the town applied for a loan of $300,000 from a local credit union.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But unlike other regions, there are no requirements ensuring banks or credit unions actually use them.
—Penny Lee, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Monique Marie Gonzales Grado, 32, admitted to using a victim’s personal information to apply for a $55,000 loan to buy a Jaguar F-Pace crossover SUV from a credit union in the Sacramento area in August 2022, a plea agreement filed Tuesday says.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Credit union.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20union. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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