Vancouver City Savings Credit Union

VANCOUVER CITY SAVINGS CREDIT UNION (VanCity), the largest CREDIT UNION in Canada, was chartered in 1946 as an "open bond" credit union, meaning any VANCOUVER resident could join. It grew rapidly and over the years pioneered a series of innovative financial services, including loans to women in their own name (from its inception); mortgages in low-income areas; Canada's first open mortgage (1959); the daily interest savings account (1967); telephone banking (1985); and Canada's first "ethical"...

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