Useful Websites
Looking for additional information on credit unions or for the Web sites of our partner organizations? Here's a handy reference list!
For Consumers:
- Why join a credit union?
- Find a credit union you can join
- Financial calculators
- Credit Union National Association (CUNA) consumer information resources
- Credit union philosophy
- Virginia's shared branching network
Credit union-related organizations
- Credit Union National Association (CUNA) - largest trade association for U.S. credit unions
- Credit Union National Association (CUNA) Councils
- CUNA Mutual (leading provider of financial services to credit unions and their members worldwide, offering lending, protection, financial, employee and member solutions.)
- Credit Union Executive Society
- National Credit Union Foundation
- National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors
- Small Credit Union Resources
- World Council of Credit Unions
Regulators/Key Government Agencies
- National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) - Agency of the U.S. government that regulates federally-chartered credit unions. Also manages the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, the credit union version of FDIC insurance coverage for consumers' accounts.
- Virginia Bureau of Financial Institutions (BFI) - State agency regulating Virginia's state-chartered credit unions.
- Department of Labor
- Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
- Federal Reserve Board
- Virginia General Assembly
- US Treasury Department
INFORMATION RESOURCES/NEWS SITES FOR Credit unions and consumers
- Association of Credit Union Internal Auditors
- Better Business Bureau
- Credit Unions.Com
- Credit Union Magazine (CUNA publication)
- Credit Union Service Centers (shared branch network allowing you to access your participating credit union from almost 2,800 locations nationwide)
- Virginia's shared branching network
- Credit Union Journal
- Credit Union Times
- Federal Consumer Information Center
- NADA Official Used Car Guide
- US Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network