### Question
How is the "credit union" defined?


### Answer
The term **credit union** is defined in *15 U.S.C. § 636* as follows -

> a State credit union or a Federal credit union, as those terms are defined, respectively, in section 1752 of title 12

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 636*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 14A-AID TO SMALL BUSINESS**

