by Nick Money | Jan 13, 2021 | News & Updates, Welcome
In a major legal initiative of great potential benefit to USA credit unions, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), which regulates and/or insures the shares of most American credit unions, along with the other USA government banking regulators, have jointly...
by Nick Money | Jan 12, 2021 | Audio, News & Updates, Welcome
Podcast download here. Following on from CFCFE’s paper on the subject of replacing the core IT system, Chris Smith opens the podcast series in 20201 with by interviewing the author and consultant, Todd Proulx, as well as the CFCFE chair and CUFA Ltd MD, Ralph...
by Nick Money | Jan 8, 2021 | News & Updates, Welcome
Happy New Year from CFCFE to all its credit union members, corporate members and to all stakeholders in community finance. 2020 was a dreadful year in many ways for many people, but it also showed the strengths of the co-operative finance sector in focusing on the...
by Nick Money | Dec 21, 2020 | Audio, News & Updates
The CFCFE-sponsored podcast, Talking Credit Unions with Chris Smith, is one year old! there are now 15 podcasts, on topics including diversity in the credit union boardroom, payroll deduction, and the impact of COVID-19 in Ireland and Britain. Chris, a veteran credit...
by Nick Money | Dec 16, 2020 | News & Updates, Welcome
We have previously written about the opportunities and constraints for credit unions considering virtual AGMs to enable greater participation in the democratic process: our papers covered what is allowed and then how to implement. Until now, there have been particular...
by Nick Money | Dec 14, 2020 | News & Updates, Research
Over the last few years, the importance of flexible, efficient and modern technology has risen up the agenda for many credit unions. 2020 has made this even more pronounced, as the ability of organisation to serve members effectively while staff are remote from...