97% OF WISCONSIN’S CREDIT UNIONS ARE CHARTERED UNDER WISCONSIN LAW, AND THEIR STATUTORY MISSION IS SOLELY TO SERVE THEIR MEMBERS.
Specifically, to:
“Encourage thrift among its members, create a source of credit at a fair and reasonable cost,
and provide an opportunity for its members to improve their economic and social conditions.”
– Wis. Stats. § 186.01(2)
CREDIT UNIONS' SUCCESS IS WISCONSIN'S SUCCESS:
PUTTING PEOPLE BEFORE PROFIT:
Chris, a Credit Union Member for Over 30 Years
Whether it’s helping a member escape predatory lending, rebuild credit, weather an illness, save for a home, or simply be given a second chance, credit unions are uniquely equipped to provide a lifeline when other financial institutions can’t or won’t.
IN 2021, CREDIT UNIONS HELPED MEMBERS SAVE:
KEPT $431.6 MILLION IN MEMBERS' POCKETS
Numbers courtesy of CUNA Economics & Statistics, 2021 Survey of Wisconsin Credit Union League Members, National Credit Union Administration 5300 Call Report Data,
and Co-op Financial Services.