Credit Unions: Your Financial Best Friend with Tansley Stearns

Money Girl

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Investing, Education, Business, Entrepreneurship, How To

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Laura interviews Tansley Stearns, a founding organizer of Backbone, a national coalition of credit unions working to ensure everyone has access to people-first financial options.

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0:00.0	all of the dreams that we have, the things we're enthusiastic about, our retirement, sending our
0:05.7	children to college, buying a first home, saving for a vacation, those impossible dreams that
0:13.0	all of us have are fueled by our financial situation. And credit unions can help you have that
0:19.7	those financial dreams come true. And so even if you
0:23.1	have another financial institution today, joining a credit union, starting a 52-week savings challenge,
0:29.6	maybe getting a high-yield account that pays a little bit more, having options if you ever need a loan.
0:35.9	I think joining a credit union so you have that choice is
0:39.0	something everybody can do and it will help fuel your bright future.
0:49.1	Hey friends, welcome back to episode 918 of the Money Girl podcast. I'm Laura Adams, an award-winning author, spokesperson, speaker, founder of the Money Stack.
0:59.5	That's my substack newsletter and host of Money Girl with over 43 million downloads.
1:04.6	You can connect with me and learn more at LauraD Adams.com.
1:09.0	Today, I am very excited to be joined by the special guest you just heard, Tansley Stearns.
1:15.6	She's the president and CEO of Community Financial Credit Union and the founding organizer of Backbone.
1:22.6	That's a national coalition of credit unions working to ensure everyone has access to people-first
1:30.0	financial options. With more than two decades of credit union leadership, Tansley is a
1:35.3	financial services expert. She's known for turning bold ideas into action, whether driving
1:41.1	strategic growth at Canvas Credit Union in Colorado, advancing innovation at the Filleen Research Institute, or uniting credit unions nationwide to expand access to community-based financial services.
1:53.8	We have a great conversation today. You'll hear we talk about how credit unions are different from for-profit banks and how they save you money,
2:02.4	who's eligible to join a credit union and various benefits they offer.
2:06.4	Examples of how credit unions help members and communities.
2:10.3	Misconceptions about credit unions you shouldn't believe.
2:13.4	Tips for switching banks seamlessly.
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