There is a sense today that many Americans are stuck in a quandary of economic fragility – something credit unions said they see in their communities, employees and members.

"Things seem to be OK, but underneath there is a real economic fragility, and credit unions can play a role in trying to eliminate some of that fragility," Gigi Hyland, executive director for the National Credit Union Foundation, said. "It's a great place for credit unions to be serving because it is so needed."

Credit unions complete charitable and philanthropic work in many different ways to help alleviate that economic fragility.

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