Practice 30 Credit Union 1 interview questions covering member service, financial products, and credit union values.
Question 10 of 30
How to Answer
Example Answer
Example Answer 2
Community Answers

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
Credit unions are non-profit where banks are for profit. For this reason, the fees at Credit Union 1 will be lower and more reasonable than the large banks where people typically do business. With that said, credit unions sometimes have higher interest rates than traditional banks.
The interviewer would like to know that you have done some research on Credit Union 1 and understand how their offering stacks up against traditional banks.

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"Because Credit Union 1 is member-owned, I see that you have the upper hand when it comes to CD rates, loans, and mortgages, credit unions often have the upper hand with lower fees. Right now, the advantage appears to be around .05% on many Credit Union 1 products."

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I understand that credit unions like Credit Union 1 tend to have lower fees due to your non-profit and member-owned status. Credit unions do not have as many investors to please, which allows places like Credit Union 1 to often offer lower fees on mortgages and loans."
Write Your Answer
0 - Character Count
Anonymous Answer
They have a member-owned status and offer members lower fees on loans. They are more member-focused and nonprofitable.

Cindy's Feedback
Good, I've proved an example below to present your point clearly and to show you how to add specifics that make the example more powerful.
"Because Credit Union 1 is a not-for-profit and is member-owned, it does not make a profit on fees and can keep them low for members. Credit 1 offers fees in the amount of XYZ, whereas national banks offer fees of ABC."
Prepare for questions about member-first philosophy and community banking expertise.
Get StartedJump to Question

Written by Rachelle Enns
30 Questions & Answers • Credit Union 1

By Rachelle

By Rachelle