In recent decades, many credit unions began to resort to such form of service as Credit unions attract people in the first place by the opportunity to get cash loan (credit) - quickly and relatively inexpensively. Specialization of credit unions to provide financial services to its shareholders requires a particularly strict regulation of membership and acceptable activities. In the credit union compensation for use of the loan (interest) is a source of compensation for savings. Corporate alliances are intermediaries between credit unions and financial markets.