The League – Fostering Financial Wellbeing for All

People Before Profit Stories

Whether it’s helping a member escape predatory lending, rebuild credit, weather an illness, save for a home, or simply be given a second chance, credit unions are uniquely equipped to provide a lifeline when other financial institutions can’t or won’t. Check out our collection of stories below–all submitted by Wisconsin’s credit unions. Have your own story you’d like to share? Submit your story here.

Story Collection

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  • A $6,000 Phone Call

    While handling a routine payoff request, a UnitedOne team member noticed an unfamiliar lender and decided to call the member.

  • Going to Bat for a Member

    Over the past few weeks, one of our team members went above and beyond to help one of our members.

  • Grow. Impact. Lead.

    Grow. Impact. Lead.

  • Accessible Financial Education for All

    Enrich is Royal’s newest a virtual financial education platform offering a variety of courses, tools, articles, quizzes, worksheets, calculators, and much more.

  • Go Big or Go Broke for Fostering Financial Literacy

    Go Big or Go Broke is an engaging, life-sized board game designed to promote financial wellbeing for all financial education in a way that’s anything but boring!

  • Smart Start Loan Program

    Thanks to Royal’s CDFI Smart Start loan program, we were able to help a couple with a 2-year-old child buy their first home.

What makes credit unions different from other financial institutions, and why does it matter? 

Credit unions are different than banks. As not-for-profit financial institutions, credit unions put people first. That’s why more than 140 million Americans choose credit unions as their trusted financial partner.

What’s the difference between a credit union and bank? Check out this interactive infographic! 

From accounts of above and beyond member service, to granted second chances, to responses to disaster, to meeting community needs, to returning funds back to their members through patronage, and more—your stories educate policymakers and the public about their banking options and are vital to preserving The Credit Union Difference.