by nick money | Dec 3, 2020 | Audio, News & Updates
2020 has been a year that has renewed focus on diversity in all aspects of society. As co-operative organisations, owned by and serving their members, credit unions should be properly inclusive and representative, whether in their outreach in communities, in the...
by nick money | Nov 26, 2020 | News & Updates, Past Events
Many thanks to those who attended the credit union social impact webinar on 25th November 2020, and provided so much valuable feedback and discussion. Thanks in particular to Dr Olive McCarthy, for her presentation of the findings in her paper on credit union...
by nick money | Nov 17, 2020 | News & Updates, Research
CFCFE is looking ahead to 2021, and we are keen to continue to expand our range of research outputs and authors. If you are a consultant or researcher with something to say to the credit union movement in Ireland, the UK or Europe, we would be very keen to hear from...
by nick money | Nov 13, 2020 | Audio, News & Updates
It’s a busy month for CFCFE’s Advisory Panel member Dr Olive McCarthy! In addition to the work on social impact that we have partnered on recently (see this post), Olive has been interviewed by Chris Smith about her work on interest rate caps, high cost...
by nick money | Nov 12, 2020 | News & Updates, Research
We’re delighted to release a report from Dr Olive McCarthy of the Centre for Co-operative Studies at Cork University Business School (and CFCFE’s Advisory Board) on credit union perceptions of the opportunities and challenges for measuring and reporting on...
