
For obvious reasons, many Americans are pretty unimpressed with the banking industry right now.So maybe it’s a good time to look at an alternative – like moving your account to a local credit union instead.These not-for-profit co-operatives have a kind of sleepy, backwater image. They’re often seen as the local libraries of banking. But that’s too bad. The chances are they didn’t pay their chief executive $10 million while writing off billions in subprime loans. And they can offer you some surprisingly good deals.
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