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Credit Union Conference 11th November 2022: Materials
The subject of responding to the cost of living crisis drew a large crowd of credit unionists and stakeholders to Manchester on 11th November. Participants came from Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales to address this critical and developing issue. A...
New report: Managing Loan Declines
Access to credit is is a vital pat of many people's financial management, especially in difficult economic times. But especially in such times, affordability and credit records come under further pressure and loan applications may be unsuccessful. At best, a...
Andy Burnham to open Credit Union Conference
Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester with a national political profile, is opening Swoboda’s Credit Union Conference in Manchester on 11th November. The focus of the conference is on the cost-of-living crisis, and the Mayor is going to offer his thoughts on...
Talking Credit Unions #29: Salary advance schemes – here to stay?
Chris Smith has been investigating salary advance (also known as Earned Wage Access) for the Talking Credit Unions podcast series. Salary advance works like a short-term loan, where a provider enables an employee to draw down a proportion of the current month’s (or...
2022 Research Prizewinners Announced!
UCC to work with Swoboda to develop credit union pathways to net zero The world is facing a climate and biodiversity emergency and all financial institutions, including credit unions, have a role to play in tacking climate change and achieving net zero emissions....
Swoboda is looking for new board directors – could it be you?
The Swoboda Research Centre (Swoboda) is seeking to appoint up to three new volunteer directors to its board and is looking for applications from credit union practitioners and stakeholders. Swoboda was launched in 2017 by Dr Paul A. Jones, Nick Money and Ralph...
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