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A credit union is a not-for-profit, cooperative financial institution that is both owned and controlled by its members, with each member having an equal vote and the opportunity to serve on the board of directors. Organized to serve, democratically controlled credit unions provide their members with a safe place to save and borrow at reasonable rates. Members pool their funds to make loans to one another. Not for profit, not for charity, but for service is a credit union motto. Many
credit unions like Farmers Insurance Group Federal Credit
Union are federally regulated by the NCUA, the National
Credit Union Administration, a federal government agency.
This means your deposits are insured by the federal government
up to $100,000 per member. To learn more about NCUSIF (National
Credit Union Share Insurance Fund) coverage, click
here. The Credit Union Difference That's because whatever the credit union earns from its members are returned back to the membership in the form of higher savings rates, lower loan rates, lower fees, better service and greater security. FIGFCU |