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Modern credit union history dates to 1852 when Franz Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch consolidated the learning from two pilot projects one in Eilenburg and the other in Delitzsch in Germany into what are generally recognized as the first credit unions in the world. All credit union locations also can be found via Google Maps. Credit unions offer many financial services which are the same as offered by banks often using a different terminology; common services include: share accounts (savings accounts) share draft accounts (checking accounts) credit cards share term certificates (certificates of deposit) and online banking. Find the nearest credit union to you with our "credit union location" search service. The main benefit of credit unions is the transparency accountability governance for shareholders. The largest corporate credit union in the United States is U.S. Central Credit Union of Lenexa Kansas which serves as a central clearing house for other corporate credit unions and holds approximately $45.3 billion in assets.