American consumers are far more likely to recommend a credit union than most of the nation's big banks, according to a new report from Forrester Research.

The research and advisory firm said 73% of the 4,600 respondents in its latest North American Technographics Customer Experience Online Survey said they would be likely to recommend a credit union, 29% above the industry average for banks.

By contrast, only 24% said they would recommend Bank of America and only 27% felt that way about Washington Mutual or CitiBank, the survey taken in late 2009 found.

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