SANTEE COOPER CREDIT UNION IS A STATE CHARTERED CREDIT UNION PROVIDING TWO PRIMARY NEEDS. THE FIRST IS THAT OF PROVIDING A CONVENIENT DEPOSITORY FOR ITS MEMBERS' FUNDS WHEREBY INDIVIDUALS MAY ENGAGE IN A SYSTEMATIC PLAN OF SAVINGS AND EARN A COMPETITIVE RATE OF RETURN. SECONDLY, THE CREDIT UNION SERVES AS A SOURCE OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO AID ITS MEMBERS WITH THEIR CONSUMER AND FINANCIAL NEEDS BY PROVIDING REASONABLE AND AFFORDABLE LOANS TO QUALIFIED MEMBERS.