
Credit unions are unique in the financial services marketplace for many reasons, including we provide affordable financial services to our Members and communities every day. Because credit unions are for service—and not for profit—our business model is different from banks and other financial institution, and it’s this difference that makes credit unions so vital to our Members and communities.

Ensuring our elected officials understand why not-for-profit financial cooperatives are important to Members and our communities is crucial to our industry’s well being, preservation and success. It’s also critical that credit union supporters voice their opinion on related legislation that affects credit unions and our Members. The most effective way for lawmakers to understand credit unions is by hearing directly from you, as a credit union supporter.

To aid credit union supporters in ensuring their voice is heard by lawmakers, the California & Nevada Credit Union League created a website that makes it simple, easy and quick for you to communicate about credit union issues. The site is called Connect for the Cause, and includes the following:

We encourage all RCU and credit union Members to sign up now for Connect for the Cause so your voice can be heard on issues important to our credit union, Members, communities, and our industry. To sign up now, click on the following link and follow the easy instructions on how to register: www.connectforthecause.org
