LATEST NEWS
Now booking! Credit Union Conference, 29th March
Booking is now open for our first conference of the year, on Monday 29th March. Towards New Business Models: great speakers and plenty of group discussion, looking at the 2021 and future external operating context, the importance of building a business model on a...
US regulators explain their limits – UPDATE
Re the important regulatory development explained below (posted 13 January 2021) - the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) board has unanimously approved a final rule that outlines and confirms the agency’s use of supervisory guidance...
Credit Union Research Prize 2021
We have launched the CFCFE Credit Union Research Prize 2021! This unique award, which we inaugurated last year, is aimed at bringing new voices and ideas into the sector, supporting researchers who wish to contribute significantly to the development of the credit...
Negative interest rates noise in UK
The noise around negative interest rates in the UK is getting louder. On 4th February, the PRA (Prudential Regulatory Authority) wrote to deposit-taking institutions, including large credit unions, to advise that it believes that six months should be sufficient for...
Talking Credit Unions #17 Credit Union Mergers – A strategic opportunity?
Podcast download here. Chris interviews Robert Kelly, CEO of ABCUL, on how credit unions might consider approaching 'mergers from strength', as one strategic option for long term sustainability. Credit unions in Ireland have experienced considerable merger activity...
Managing declines fairly: credit unions self-report
This is the first output from an exciting programme of research that aims to evaluate how credit unions can manage loan declines most positively. In this report, James Fell, who many credit unionists will know from Quo Money, presents the results of a survey of 64...
Talking Credit Unions #18 First Year as a CEO – an interview with Matt Bland, CEO at Co-op Credit Union
Podcast download here. Matt Bland, formerly Head of Policy at the trade association ABCUL, joined Co-op Credit Union in January 2020. As Matt started his first CEO post, little did he know quite what challenges the year would bring. In conversation with Chris...
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