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DIVISION 5. CREDIT UNIONS 14000-16906›CHAPTER 1. General Provisions 14000-14052›ARTICLE 1. Definitions 14000-14007

§ 14002

California Financial Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

A credit union is a cooperative, organized for the purposes of promoting thrift and savings among its members, creating a source of credit for them at rates of interest set by the board of directors, and providing an opportunity for them to use and control their own money on a democratic basis in order to improve their economic and social conditions. As a cooperative, a credit union conducts its business for the mutual benefit and general welfare of its members with the earnings, savings, benefits, or services of the credit union being distributed to its members as patrons.

(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 209, Sec. 1.)

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