Like any financial institution, credit unions have the financial resources. In the U.S. credit unions timely and full repayment of loans is a common phenomenon. Unpaid and delinquent loans are not more than 3% of their amount. Until the mid-XX century, credit unions in the United States had little assets that did not exceed, as a rule, 100 thousand dollars Credit unions encourage the proper use of shareholders savings, developing social programs (education, health, recreation, housing, etc.).