NEWS AND UPDATES
CFCFE December 2020 Update
A word from the Chair As we come towards Christmas, I'm pleased to hear from colleagues around the sector that credit union lending volumes are coming back to 'normal', in particular in Britain, and in some cases records are being set. It’s great to see that after...
Talking Credit Unions #15 – Diversity in the credit union boardroom
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...
25 November 2020 Social Impact Webinar – materials
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...
Credit unions need you (actually, your 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...
Talking Credit Unions #13 – Interest rate caps on lending
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 credit and...
New publication on credit unions and social impact
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 social...
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Unbelievable AGM , thanking everyone who attended , the help from @ABCULCUs was amazing , and top it all we had 100% vote in favour of a 2% dividend 🙌 to quote @domi32 “ in comparison this beats ,hands down the rate of interest on savings for any financial institution out there” https://t.co/04CiE2p55X
