For nearly three quarters of a century, credit unions have provided Vermont consumers with access to quality financial products and services.  In fact, Roy F. Bergengren, one of the founding fathers of the American Credit Union movement and the first Managing Director of the Vermont Credit Union League, established many Green Mountain State credit unions that still exist to this day.

From the early days to the present day, the credit union philosophy has always been:

“not for profit, not for charity, but for service”

Credit unions began when groups of employees, groups of worshippers and groups of community residents banded together in a spirit of cooperation and pooled their resources for the benefit of all. This also has not changed with the passage of time.

Today, people who live, work or worship within a community can belong to a credit union and experience the same benefits as those early members did. Just like today, these members of a cooperative owned their financial institution, and had a democratic voice in credit union elections and operations.

It is our goal to provide you with some information about credit unions to help clarify who we are and what we do in our continuing effort to serve the financial needs of Vermont consumers.  We also offer resources and advice on a variety of topics which range from home buying to rebuilding credit to helping plan for a college education.  We invite you to explore.

--- Vermont's Credit Unions

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You do not need PowerPoint on your computer, this is a self running presentation.  After reading each slide, simply click your mouse or the space bar to advance to the next slide.