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“Who Do We Serve?” Credit Union Conference materials
The subject of credit unions maintaining their connections with the whole of society in a changing world drew a large crowd of credit unionists and stakeholders to Portlaoise, Ireland on 23rd May. Participants came from Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales...
From the archives: The Revolving Credit Opportunity for Credit Unions
Swoboda is currently working with Lorraine Corcoran of Afanite to investigate credit union small loans in Ireland. One potential alternative to small loans, in particular top-up loans, is revolving credit, a 'credit card account without the card'. Five years ago...
From the Archives: Reflecting on Risk
A year ago in April 2022, Swoboda Research Centre introduced a new series called The Reflection Series: Insight and Experiences from Practitioners, giving a platform for practitioners - executives, directors, staff and others – to present their views and ideas. The...
From the Archives: Purposively Purposeful
Last year, in a Reflections paper for Swoboda, Matt Bland, CEO of Co-op Credit Union, reminded readers of the importance of addressing purpose in credit unions. In Purposively Purposeful: the case for credit union clarity of purpose, Matt encourages credit unions...
Remembering credit union pioneers: Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen
To continue our Remembering credit union pioneers series (see also Nora Herlihy), we are looking at the life of Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen, who was born 205 years ago today (30 March 1818). Growing up as a farmer in 19th century Germany, Friedrich Wilhelm...
Remembering credit union pioneers: Luigi Luzzatti
Just a couple of weeks ago, we remembered pioneering Nora Herlihy from Ireland, and today we look at the life of Luigi Luzzatti - probably less well-known to many British and Irish credit unionists, but an important individual in the development of community and...
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