Deseret First Credit Union Doesn't Want Non Mormon Members

[brandenburg2388]

This is blatant religious discrimination against non-Mormons. I'm sure it goes against our constitutional rights.

[Goonstridewaff]

Shocking. I moved to Utah from Colorado do my master's at the U. I'm moving back the second I graduate. Tired of being shunned and all the hypocritical weirdos.

[SteelCity1981]

Private owned Banks and Credit Unions can regulate their own rules in regards to who can join or not. If you don't meet their certain requirments. The're setup just like a country club in terms of who can join anbd who can't. That's the way these Private owned bnaks and Credit Unions have always been. So this is really no surprise to me. I mean not being allowerd to join because you're not LDS is the same as saying if you aren't a steel worker then you can't join a steelworkers Credit Union.

[azapachekid]

I don't quite see what all the complaining is about, if you don't wish to join Deseret First then go to another credit union. The name alone Deseret ought to tell you that it is Mormon affiliated, I saw at least 4 other credit unions listed, why not go and join one of them? if you're offended then go elsewhere, just as the Mormons are told when they are offended by filthy movies and television, no one forces you to wach it, go somewhere else. this is how the world is - deal with it !!!

[UsernameScmoozername]

At no point did I EVER say I was offended. I'm not at all. I just think it's rediculously shallow for a business to cater to one particular group just because they believe a certain way. It is absurd. And I do go elsewhere, you deal with it. It just serves to show the rest of the world that Mormons are shallow, hypocritical, and superficial.

[moparmonster1965]

This is a direct refutation of the claim that Mormonism is tolerant of other faiths.

[shanetbray]

Looks pretty clear cut to me. I'll be sure to take my business elsewhere. The "common bond" is clearly religous prejudice. No suprise comming from this particular sect.

[dfcufan]

I'm a Deseret First employee and there's no religious discrimination here. Unlike banks, credit unions require people to fit within a common bond in order to legally join. A common bond can be an employer, geographical location, or even a religious affiliation. For instance, a teacher can't join a welder's credit union and a Mormon can't join a Muslim credit union. As an LDS credit union, we're simply surveying the preferences of people eligible to join our credit union. No ill will to anybody.

[KoopaTroopa4]

Sounds like you didn't watch the video. It is very obvious that Deseret First Credit Union discriminates against non-Mormons.

[moparmonster1965]

As long as people are in theological lockstep, yes, there's probably no discrimination.

[dandebonaire]

@dfcufan You are 100% correct, when I lived in Pennsylvania, I was a member of a steelworkers credit union. It wasnt open to teachers or veterinarians or students, just steel workers.

[electrogeek77]

@dfcufan Exclusivity to a particular workplace or geographical location is one thing. But excluding people on something as ambiguous as faith? I don't care what religion it is, it's still disgusting.