Some credit unions are closed, serving only their members. However, the more and more popularitywin cooperatives of open type. When organizing the credit union it is important that people know each other and know the extent to which each of them is trustworthy. At the organization of the credit union it is important that people know each other and know the extent to which each of them is trustworthy. Important specifics of creating a credit union - an initiative order of organization: people do not receive any instructions, orders or regulations, the unification into a credit union occurs by their will and decision. In the UK, credit unions are a source of financing of people groups. This tool is not widely used. The specifics of credit unions and, in some sense, their uniqueness lies in the fact that they work not for profit and do not appropriate profit.