The Ohio Credit Union League is celebrating what it said was a record, fifth straight quarterly increase in credit union members. Roughly 10,000 Ohioans joined credit unions in the first three months of 2010, the league said.

"The anti-bank sentiment among consumers and a 'flight to safety' are making credit unions a popular alternative," said the league while promoting the "Move Your Money" campaign. The league said the campaign, launched by New York pundit Arianna Huffington has been a factor in boosting member growth.

"We think this is pretty strong considering we had 17,000 [new members] for the period from March 31, 2009 to March 31, 2010," said Patrick Harris, director of media relations for the league.

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