Summary of Comparisons

This chart is a graphical view of the comparisons between financial institutions.

	Orientation or Purpose	Type of Buisness	Source of Income	Distribution of Income	Services Offered
Credit Unions	Non-For-Profit Co-Operative	Democratically Controlled	Loans to members, Investments, Fees	Dividends to Members	Savings and Lending Plans, Credit Cards, IRAs, etc
Banks	Profit	State or Federally Chartered Corporation	Loans to customers, Investments, Fees	Dividends to Stockholders	Business & Personal Loans, Checking, Credit Cards, IRAs
S & L Assoc	Profit	State or Federally Chartered Corporation	Loans to customers, Investments, Fees	Dividends to Stockholders	Mortgages, Savings, NOW Accounts
Small Loan Companies	Profit	Corporation	Loans to customers	Dividends to Corporation Investors	Primarily Customer Loans
Retail Store Charge Accounts	Profit	Local or National Corporation	Loans to customers	Dividends to Store's Stockholders	Loans to purchase items carried by the store.