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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...
Deduction Lending: Does it add up for low income borrowers?
Swoboda was delighted to collaborate on a project led by the Financial Inclusion Centre to examine credit union deduction lending and its benefits for low income borrowers in Britain - where repayments are automatically taken at source from either salary (payroll...
From the archives: Where the financial system works against credit unions
Since launch in 2017, Swoboda Research Centre has published over thirty papers and reports from events, so we thought it would be interesting to refresh our memories on papers in our archive from time-to-time. A year ago, we published a compelling argument...
Talking Credit Unions is back: new podcast episode
Chris Smith is back! With a new addition to the Talking Credit Unions podcast series, Chris is joined by Swoboda directors Paul Jones and Nick Money to discuss projects, papers and conferences coming up at the Swoboda Research Centre. Chris speaks with Paul about...
Remembering credit union pioneers – Nora Herlihy
Today we celebrate Nora Herlihy, who was born this day in 1910, a founder of the Irish credit union movement, who is remembered as a strong Cork woman who advocated for affirming control over personal finances, and standing up against unethical and manipulative...
Interns from Galway join the Swoboda team
Nick and Paul at Swoboda are delighted to be joined this year by two students from the University of Galway in Ireland. Malachy Feeney and Mary Hachey are both third year undergraduates in Government, and will be working with Swoboda until the end of May, focused...
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