by Nick Money | Mar 17, 2021 | News & Updates, Research
Maximising the savings of members has been a long-standing doctrine of credit union success. For not only do savings build abundant liquidity for lending, but they also contribute directly to the financial health and resilience of the members. In the long run and for...
by Nick Money | Feb 8, 2021 | News & Updates, Research
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...
by Nick Money | Jan 27, 2021 | News & Updates, Research
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...
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...
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 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...
