In the town hall style presidential debate on Oct. 9 at Washington University in St. Louis, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump may be asked a question about credit unions.

If the question is asked, it will be a huge score for the industry, CUNA and its members, which have been working since the presidential primaries to get the attention of the candidates through the trade organization's "Strong Credit Unions, Strong Middle Class." national campaign.

Richard Gose, CUNA's chief political officer, said the purpose of the CUNA campaign was to make sure the Democratic and Republican candidates – as they were developing their domestic economic policies – would often hear about credit unions' critical role in supporting and growing the middle class that fuels much of the nation's economic activity.

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