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A credit union is a cooperative financial institution that is owned and controlled by its members.
Credit unions differ from banks and other financial institutions in that the
members who have accounts in the credit union are the owners of the credit union.
Credit
union policies governing interest rates and other matters
are set by a volunteer Board of Directors elected by and from the membership itself.
Only a member of a credit union may deposit money with the credit union,
or borrow money from it. As such, credit unions have historically marketed themselves
as providing superior member service and being committed to helping members
improve their financial health. |
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Money is any token or other object that functions as a medium of exchange that is socially
and legally accepted in payment for goods and services and in settlement of
debts. Money also serves as a standard of value for measuring the relative worth
of different goods and services and as a store of value. Some authors explicitly
require money to be a standard of deferred payment.
Money includes
both currency, particularly the many circulating currencies with legal tender
status, and various forms of financial deposit accounts, such as demand deposits,
savings accounts, and certificates of deposit. In modern economies, currency
is the smallest component of the money supply. |
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A banker or bank is a financial institution that acts as a payment agent for customers, and borrows
and lends money. In some countries such as Germany and Japan banks are the primary
owners of industrial corporations while in other countries such as the United
States banks are prohibited from owning non-financial companies.
Banks
act as payment agents by conducting current accounts for customers, paying
cheques drawn by customers on the bank, and collecting cheques deposited to
customers' current accounts. Banks also enable customer payments via other payment
methods such as telegraphic transfer, EFTPOS, and ATM.
Banks borrow
money by accepting funds deposited on current account, accepting term deposits
and by issuing debt securities such as banknotes and bonds. Banks lend money
by making advances to customers on current account, by making installment loans,
and by investing in marketable debt securities and other forms of lending. |
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