credit union
noun
a cooperative group that makes loans to its members at low rates of interest.
credit unions
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pluralof credit union.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For people who need to open a new credit card rather than transfer a balance, Schulz recommends checking out federal credit unions.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
California has hundreds of licensed home lenders, which include large national banks such as Chase, online lenders including Rocket Mortgage, and regional and community banks, as well as credit unions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
A 2025 report by the American Credit Union Mortgage Association, a national nonprofit trade group, delved into these application figures and concluded that credit unions reported significantly lower denial rates than other lenders.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
“I am concerned that too many financial institutions are not providing fair and fast access to insurance proceeds,” Newsom wrote in a letter to associations representing California banks, credit unions and mortgage lenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
In an effort to placate the bulk of his constituency, the peasantry, King Alexander established rural credit unions and provided credit lines to small farmers and rural processing plants.
From Terrorists and Freedom Fighters by Samuel Vaknin
