Credit unions base their activities on savings of shareholders, their shares and savings contributions, which make up the fund of mutual financial assistance - a source of cash loans to shareholders. The supreme body of the World Council of Credit Unions is the Assembly, which elects the president and the board of directors of WOCCU. Until the mid-XX century, credit unions in the United States had little assets that did not exceed, as a rule, 100 thousand dollars All the members of the credit union, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religious and political beliefs, as well as the size of the monetary share have equal rights. Is necessary that all shareholders of the credit union were members of a single community, would know each other well enough to enjoy mutual trust. Credit unions encourage savings of citizens, setting compensation payments (interest) on savings and provide from these savings loans to their members. In some cases, the initiators of credit unions can be trade unions, associations such as social support centers and others. The economic basis of credit unions - finances of a household. The main objective of the credit union - to ensure financial stability of a household, to ensure the priority of their shareholders' financial interests.
Until the mid-XX century, credit unions in the United States had little assets that did not exceed, as a rule, 100 thousand dollars All the members of the credit union, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religious and political beliefs, as well as the size of the monetary share have equal rights. The supreme body of the World Council of Credit Unions is the Assembly, which elects the president and the board of directors of WOCCU.