Who Are My Credit Union Constituents?

The Arizona Credit Union League and Affiliates represents 52 credit unions and 1.6 million members across the state of Arizona. There are 91 million credit union members across the United States. We are also able to provide the number of credit union members based on Congressional on Legislative Districts, if you would like a report for your district please feel free to contact one of our Governmental Affairs Contacts.

Our mission is to protect, promote and perpetuate the credit union movement in Arizona and the best way to do so is to make sure credit unions have a voice in Washington D.C. and Phoenix. As member owners, each person that belongs to a credit union has a vested interest in their financial institution and is seen as more engaged in the political process than an average consumer.  Find out more about The CU Difference.

What Is Our Legislative Agenda?

At the Arizona State Legislature our main objectives are:

• Protect credit unions from legislation that could negatively impact credit unions.
• Educate lawmakers on the credit union difference.
• Support bills that would remove any unnecessary burden on credit unions.
• Educate lawmakers on our financial literacy programs and payday lending solutions such as: “Real Solutions.”
• Keep credit unions visible at the Capitol.

In Congress our main objectives are:

• Remove restriction small business lending, which would generating over $10 billion in new loans to small business.
• Protect members from increased interchange fees, by keeping the current system.
• Educate lawmakers on our financial literacy programs and payday lending solutions such as: “Real Solutions”
• Keep credit unions visible at the U.S. Capitol.