7 Fast Credit Union Facts 1st- CU 1 3 in Americans Belong in America 1908 - Manchester, NH CUs $130 CUs #1 CUs per year (avg.) are member owned cooperatives save families $0 the amount of taxpayer bailout money credit unions have received in their 100 year history in satisfaction surveys CUs About the Author can share branches and ATMs for nationwide convenience Paul Gentile is the President of the Massachusetts Credit Union League, the New Hampshire Credit Union League and the Credit Union Association of Rhode Island. He also is a member of the Board of Directors of America’s Credit Union Museum in Manchester, NH. He is a former editor of Credit Union Times and president of the New Jersey Credit Union League.