SAN DIMAS, Calif. — An estimated 450 viewers from 14 countries participated in a first-ever International Credit Union Day Webcast sponsored by Western Corporate Federal Credit Union and the World Council of Credit Unions. The Oct. 16 event, produced by WesCorp's Overland Studios in front of a live, studio audience was moderated by Home & Family Finance Radio host Paul Berry and WesCorp's Walter Laskos and featured WOCCU President Pete Crear as the guest.
Worldwide, there are 49,000 credit unions in 97 countries, representing 177 million members, Crear said. WOCCU represents 73 of those countries.
Crear fielded questions from both the studio and Internet audiences and was asked a couple of times about the difference between microlending programs and credit unions.
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