The Gateway Arch in St. Louis.

Many credit unions are chartered to serve their community, but what if 80% of your members could qualify as low-income?

In this final segment of Credit Union Nation, CU Times special correspondent Ernie Harrison visits St. Louis, where banks and credit unions historically catered to the top 20%, leaving a desert in the urban core. Just what does it mean to be a credit union? How committed are credit unions to their communities, really?

Find out how St. Louis Community Credit Union went all-in with the federal Community Development Financial Institutions Fund to help right the wrongs of social injustice. See how this credit union turned the tables on pay-day lenders, built wealth accumulation centers in the wake of the Ferguson unrest, and partnered with banks and community groups to open branches in neighborhoods long written off by traditional financial institutions.

"We exist to serve," said St. Louis Community CU VP Paul Woodruff.

Related: Credit Union Nation – South Dakota

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