Wal-Mart Won’t Steal Your Members
The senior financial analyst at Bankrate.com provides some encouraging words for credit unions who fear competition from Wal-Mart, which will be offering a checking account product. When you have a product with overdraft fees, minimum balance, or monthly fees, it will likely "appeal to consumers who...can't get or don't want a checking account at either credit unions or traditional banks." [9/26/14]