You've been in this situation before. You're at a cocktail party and someone asks what you do for a living. When you mention you work at a credit union, the next question is nearly guaranteed.

"So … what exactly are credit unions?"

I've heard many responses over the years, and even tried a few of them myself. One of the best is that the credit union industry is "banking that puts people before profits."

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