Borrowing rate for the credit union is a source of income to cover the administrative costs. All excess funds are returned to members in the form of dividends on savings. The difference between credit unions and banks is clearly is apparent when comparing the structure of assets and liabilities of credit unions and banks. To reduce the risk of default on loans members of the credit union shall the joint guarantee. The main activities of credit unions, aimed at the organization of mutual aid and social support of citizens is not intended to profit. Standards by which credit unions build their work do not coincide with the standards and regulations of consumer cooperation of the usual type. Credit unions are financial institutions, financial cooperatives of citizens, and in this capacity they are above all associations of people, not unification of capitals, which is typical, for example, for public companies. Credit union as a consumer cooperative operates on the principles of equality of all its members. A credit union on its own initiative order is created by citizens (individuals) to solve their financial problems that they could not solve in other financial institutions.
To reduce the risk of default on loans members of the credit union shall the joint guarantee. The main activities of credit unions, aimed at the organization of mutual aid and social support of citizens is not intended to profit. The difference between credit unions and banks is clearly is apparent when comparing the structure of assets and liabilities of credit unions and banks.