| 单词 | credit union |
| 释义 | > as lemmascredit union credit union n. a cooperative association providing loans to its members at low interest rates in return for the use of their pooled savings. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > moneylending > [noun] > one who lends money > a (type of) loan-society loan-society1835 credit union1843 credit agency1861 Fannie Mae1948 Ginnie Mae1968 Sallie Mae1970 Freddie Mac1971 1843 Patriot 31 Aug. 613/2 The laws on the subject of mortgages, of division of land, and of the credit unions [in Saxony], now as general as they are acknowledged to be useful, will largely contribute to secure and improve the prospects of the proprietors of real estate. 1869 Fortn. Rev. 1 Apr. 433 All State-helped associations would naturally enter into a mutual credit-union, as well as into an insurance union against occasional losses. 1881 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 207/1 The credit-unions, founded and managed by a warm-hearted humanitarian for the purpose of elevating the moral and material welfare of entire classes of society. 1945 Christian Cent. 8 Aug. 916/3 ‘The finest credit union in the United States,’ is how Roy F. Bergengren..describes the Light of Tyrrell credit union at Columbia, N.C. 1983 Times 30 July 13/1 Credit unions are well established in North America, New Zealand and Northern Ireland, but in England and Wales they have started to take strong root only since the passage of the Credit Unions Act 1979. 2008 Independent 22 Dec. 26/3 Bolstering credit unions seems a sensible way to get third parties involved in lending to the most needy. < as lemmas |
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