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Article: New Year Starts As All New Years In CU Land Should: Divided.
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- Credit Union Journal
- Article date:
- January 7, 2008
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Welcome to 2008. Let me be the first to also say, Happy 100th Birthday, U.S. Credit Union Community! Let me also be the first to say, Happy 99th Birthday, U.S. Credit Union Community, as I like to cover my bases.
In any vibrant democracy there should be a visible difference of opinion. So, naturally, as the story on page 1 in this issue details, credit unions are divided on whether this year marks the 100th anniversary of credit unions in the United States.
One would think that St. Marys Bank would be the arbiter of this decision and that credit unions would follow its lead. St. Marys, the first credit union in the United States, was up and running out ...