The Credit Union National Association, an industry trade group, estimates that 650, 000 consumers joined credit unions in between Sept. 29 and the first week of November.

WSJ: Customers to Banks: It's You, Not Me

If you are thinking about switching from your bank to a credit union, the Credit Union National Association offers a tool to help you find one near you.

FORBES: Connect

Dan Mica, a former Democratic congressman from Florida and now chief executive of the Credit Union National Association, says the party in power will tweak lobbying rules, making influence more transparent.

FORBES: Election 2008

The congressmen want the Federal Reserve, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board and the National Credit Union Association to define unfair lending practices and mandate ways to prevent them, as the law states.

FORBES: One Market, One Regulator?