NEWS AND UPDATES
Community Finance Providers – Managing Declines Positively
The Centre for Community Finance Europe (CFCFE) and the Centre for Business in Society at Coventry University (CBiS), supported by funding from Fair4All Finance, are launching a research project to develop a best practice guide for community finance providers in...
Talking Credit Unions #25 – Do Credit Unions Alleviate Poverty?
Chris Smith asks an important question about the nature and purpose of credit unions: do they alleviate poverty? Is that what they are for? First, Chris asks Dr Paul A Jones, Director at CFCFE and Head of the Research Unit for Financial Inclusion at CFCFE's...
2021 Research Prize Winners!
CFCFE is delighted to announce that the 2021 Credit Union Research Prize has been awarded to a team of leading academics who will be addressing the highly topical issue of social value, or impact, reporting for credit unions. Dr Peter Cleary (Cork University...
Regulatory Capital for Irish Credit Unions
We have noted previously the compounding pressures on many credit unions arising from reduced borrowing and increased savings during the pandemic period, and we will be publishing our research on how credit unions are responding very soon. In the meantime, the...
Governance / Guvernanta
CFCFE is working on a refresh of the highly impactful report Credit Union Strategic Governance, written by CFCFE's directors under the banner of Liverpool John Moores University in 2017. Many credit unions in Great Britain have adopted some or all of the principles...
Talking Credit Unions #23 – Fintech Solutions? CU Apps
Podcast download here. Chris Smith explores the opportunity presented by the deployment for credit unions of fully functional smartphone apps, and how this might affect a credit union's traditional, personal relationship with members. Chris interviews Declan...
The scheme officially ends on 6 October and for some people, this will mean the last payment at the higher rate will be at the end of September. If you are struggling please speak to a member of our team or visit http://www.cambriancu.com
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