The Credit Union National Association says 10,200 Minnesotans have joined credit unions in the last month. Both Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank have taken criticism for their efforts to charge monthly debit card fees.

MPR reports about 600 people shifted $1.3 million to smaller community banks. That was just on one day. For all of last month, credit unions gained a total 11,000 customers.

The FDIC shutdown Patriot Bank in Forest Lake Friday. First Resource Bank in Savage agreed to take over the assets and deposits from the failed Minnesota bank. There have been seven U.S. bank failures in 2012. Patriot Bank is the first to fail in Minnesota this year.

As an unusual offshoot of the school's business program, St. Paul Federal Credit Union will open a branch in the Como High School cafeteria. Students will act as tellers and customers. The branch will give teens a taste of working in finance and insights into managing their money, the Pioneer Press reports.