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How Credit Unions help people looking to make a better investment in the future.

In this June 15, 2018, file photo, cash is fanned out from a wallet in North Andover, Mass. High-interest payday and online lenders have long been among the few options for Americans with bad credit and lower incomes. Guidance issued in the spring by federal regulators cut a previously suggested rate cap on loans and that could mean banks start lending small-dollar, high-interest loans. Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/Elise Amendola

How Credit Unions help people looking to make a better investment in the future.

Dennis Hebert Jr., VP of Culture & Engagement at Granite State Credit Union (GSCU). Dennis shared the history behind the creation of credit unions and the 80-year history of Granite State Credit Union. Dennis talks about the GSCU community-based ‘anything that moves’ lending program.’

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