I just saw this, too. I have been with a Credit Union for about 15 years and have often wondered why everyone isn't.

Brilliant idea! I'm with a credit union as well.

LAH, it's so funny you said that. I just posted this to my facebook page with a note that we have our money and mortgage in our local credit union. When I see the manager at the supermarket, and I do frequently, he stops and says hi and talks to me. I think moving our collective money out of the big banks and supporting local banks is something we all can do to distill the anger.

it's on my facebook page too....let's see if this makes any difference.

I went to the moveyourmoney.info site to look at which institutions it would list in my area. No credit unions. Just one local bank (that has 6 branch offices in the area). I'm guessing credit unions are not included in the plan to keep money local.

Since I live in China, I have money in a Chinese bank. The government controls the hell out of these, so they function quite nicely.
Our politicians are so stupid. They could control the banks, too. Even write themselves a check now and then, and we would still be economically a lot safer.

I had to give up my credit union after they held a cash deposit for five days while checks bounced. I changed to a community bank, but it was bought out by a Spanish bank earlier this year. I can't win.