Credit unions and banks offer many of the same types of financial products and services. But there are some key differences between the two. From ownership structure to membership requirements, there ...

Since credit unions are not-for-profit institutions (i.e., their goal isn't to drive up profit for shareholders), they can ...

To help you find the best banks and credit unions for students, Money researched over 50 financial institutions. Based on ...

Four credit unions announced bank purchases so far in December, driving the total number of such deals beyond 2021’s level. There have now been 15 announcements in 2022 of a credit union buying a bank ...

The International Day was first recognized in 1948 when credit unions around the world came together on the third Thursday in ...

The failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and other institutions in recent weeks sparked fear that contagion could catch on, leading many depositors to move their funds to major banks for safety.

Veridian Credit Union in Waterloo, Iowa, has agreed to buy American Investors Bank and Mortgage in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The $6.7 billion-asset Veridian did not disclose the price it would pay for ...

Credit unions may offer lower mortgage rates and fees, but often lack the in-person branches and digital services that banks do. Bigger banks might offer a wider variety of loan products and don’t ...

Kailey Hagen has been writing about small businesses and finance for almost 10 years, with her work appearing on USA Today, CNN Money, Fox Business, and MSN Money. She specializes in personal and ...

We selected the best banks and credit unions of the West for 2026 by researching financial institutions operating in western ...