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Credit unions got their start in the U.S. when banks refused to serve working Americans. They provided a needed alternative so families, farmers, small business owners, and others left behind by banks had financial options.

For more than 100 years, people have come together to be a part of credit unions, not-for-profit financial cooperatives, and support each other through tough financial times. 

Congress recognized the importance of the credit union movement and provided credit unions with the federal income tax status to ensure they continued to meet the needs of underserved people and communities. Credit unions pay billions in state and local taxes each year. The only exception is the  federal income tax on profits. And that’s because those profits are returned to you. 

More and more people across the country are joining you in choosing to belong to a credit union because they witness the power and benefits of the credit union movement to strengthen the financial well-being of individuals and communities.

Even as the credit union movement has grown, it remains a small but vital part of the financial landscape: Credit unions serve 43% of all Americans, but hold only 8.8% of assets in financial institutions, a clear indication of efforts to help people build their savings and improve their finances. The remaining 91.2% of Americans’ assets are held by banks.

But that hasn’t stopped banks’ greed and desire to eliminate any competition. That’s why they want Congress to eliminate the credit union federal income tax status.

Eliminating this would mean all of the things people love about credit unions would be eliminated too. And at the expense of consumers like you.

Tell Congress: Don’t tax my credit union—it’s a tax on me.