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The '''Ohio Credit Union System''' is an [[Ohio]]-based [[United States|American]] trade association for [[credit union]]s. The Ohio Credit Union System is composed of the [[Ohio Credit Union League]] (a [[credit union league]]), the Ohio Credit Union Foundation (a non-profit organization), OCULPAC (a lobbying organization), and OCUL Services Corp., a service & solutions supplier for credit unions. OCUS credit unions have over 2.6 million members and $16.9 billion in deposits<ref>Wartenberg, Steve. [http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2009/10/23/credit_unions_grow.ART_ART_10-23-09_A14_5CFETSH.html?sid=101 Credit unions grow in downturn.] ''The Columbus Dispatch'' 23 Oct. 2009</ref> and include both federal credit unions and credit unions chartered by Ohio.<ref>Vanac, Mary. [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-5575097_ITM U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Banks in Fight Over Credit-Union Members.] Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. 26 Feb. 1998</ref>
OCUS is governed by a Board of Directors elected by its member credit unions. OCUS headquarters have been in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]] (1934-1945), [[Columbus, Ohio]]
In 2006, OCUS entered a four-year partnership with [[World Council of Credit Unions]] (WOCCU) and Bolivian credit unions. The partnership seeks to create an electronic banking network in Bolivia with funding from [[United States Agency for International Development|USAID]] Bolivia. Employees of the Ohio Credit Unions are providing expertise and sharing technologies with Bolivian credit unions.<ref>[http://www.ilo.org/public/english//employment/skills/hrdr/init/bol_3.htm Credit Union Development Project - Bolivia.] [[International Labor Organization]]</ref>
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