You hear about credit unions a lot because they're in your neighborhood and they're advertising for small depositors, so they're in your face, but commercial banks are actually much more important.

你们常会听到信用合作社,因为它们就在你家附近,它们还面向小额储户打广告,所以比较显眼,但商业银行其实要重要得多

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