2024 CUxEL Protégé Competition Exam Preparation

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Who organized the first cooperative credit society known as the people’s bank?

  • Friedrich Raiffeisen
  • Edward Filene
  • Alphonse Desjardins
  • Herman Schulze-Delitzsch (correct)

What was the primary aim of the Heddesorf Credit Union organized by Friedrich Raiffeisen in 1864?

  • To address the need for credit during a crop failure and famine
  • To provide affordable credit to working class families
  • To help German farmers purchase livestock, equipment, seeds, and other farming needs (correct)
  • To promote the development of credit unions

Who organized the first credit union in North America to provide affordable credit to working class families?

  • Herman Schulze-Delitzsch
  • Alphonse Desjardins (correct)
  • Pierre Jay
  • Edward Filene

Which individual hired Roy Bergengren to manage the Massachusetts Credit Union Association and promote the development of credit unions?

<p>Edward Filene (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did President Franklin Delano Roosevelt sign the Federal Credit Union Act into law?

<p>1934 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of credit unions?

<p>To provide financial services to their members (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did the earliest financial cooperatives originate?

<p>England (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of the CUxEL Protégé Competition Exam?

<p>Testing general knowledge of credit union operation, history, philosophy, and current events (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the NCUA in relation to credit unions?

<p>Regulating and supervising credit unions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What defines credit unions as depository institutions?

<p>They are created to serve their members as credit cooperatives (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of the CUxEL Protégé Competition Exam?

<p>To test knowledge of credit union operation and history (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which country saw the earliest formation of financial cooperatives?

<p>England (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes credit unions from other depository institutions?

<p>Their service as credit cooperatives to serve members (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where can additional information about Credit Union history and facts be found?

<p><a href="https://www.carolinasleague.org/page/WorldCUs">https://www.carolinasleague.org/page/WorldCUs</a> (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what year did credit unions start providing financial services to their members in the United States?

<p>20th century (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguished early credit unions organized by Herman Schulze-Delitzsch and Friedrich Raiffeisen?

<p>One vote per member regardless of deposits (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary motivation behind the organization of the Heddesorf Credit Union by Friedrich Raiffeisen in 1864?

<p>To provide affordable credit to German farmers (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What led Alphonse Desjardins to organize La Caisse Populaire de Levis, the first credit union in North America?

<p>Observing the need for affordable credit among working class families (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role did Edward Filene and Massachusetts Banking Commissioner Pierre Jay play in the development of credit unions in the United States?

<p>Advocating for the Federal Credit Union Act (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What significant event occurred in 1934 in relation to the development of credit unions in the United States?

<p>President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Federal Credit Union Act into law (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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