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Can credit union be used as a verb? Absolutely!

(by Jody Brooks, 1/21/26)

If someone were to say, “I’m going to the credit union”, they’re talking about a place. They’re using it as a noun; a place to compete financial transactions in person. While that is true, it’s not quite complete. There’s so much more to it than that. When people ask me, “Jody, where do you do your banking?”, my answer is “nowhere” because you see, I don’t bank, I credit union. If they ask, “How do you bank?” Again I say “I credit union”. Sure, it sounds a bit unusual and it doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but it’s accurate and there’s no reason not to say it. A credit union is a place, but how you credit union is HOW YOU LIVE. We just need to re-define the word and change the narrative and POECU is up for the task.

So, how do I credit union? I OWN it (I’m more than just a customer), I DRIVE it (I see a new car in my immediate future), I ENJOY it (They’re the reason I can ride in my Mardi Gras krewe and throw all the good stuff!), and I RENOVATE it. (insurance only went so far when mother nature did a number on my house). And I’m not done because I’m still LIVING life and that means, I’m still credit unioning. So say it with me, “I credit union.” Maybe it will be next year’s pick for the new word added into the Mirriam-Webster’s dictionary. If six-seven made it in there, we should be a shoe in, right? You just watch, we’re starting something big over here!