Bank Transfer Day And Credit Unions

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Did Bank Transfer Day catch on - does it still have momentum? We take a look and talk to an SDSU finance professor about credit unions.

Aired 11/7/11

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Dr. Tony Cherin,Professor Emeritus, Department of Finance, SDSU

Paul Lewis, CEO SD Medical Federal Credit Union

Transcript

Taking money out of a bank and putting it in a credit union was the focus of Bank Transfer day on Saturday. Occupy San Diego activists promoted the idea, and staged a rally and march in downtown San Diego. So, we're wondering, how many people really transferred their accounts - and what does a credit union offer -- that's different from a traditional bank? Many local credit unions offered incentives to join on Bank Transfer Day, we find out how many took advantage of their offers.

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