Credit Unions Turn 100

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By Jon Greenberg on Wednesday, June 4, 2008.
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A hundred years ago, the country’s first credit union was formed in New Hampshire. Today, there are more than 5 thousand credit unions serving some 48 million people. An exhibit highlighting some of the milestones in the growth of these financial institutions just opened at the American Credit Union Museum in Manchester. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Jon Greenberg spoke with the president and CEO of Service Credit Union, Gordon Simmons.

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