by Nick Money | Jun 23, 2023 | Featured, News & Updates, Research Publications
‘ESG’ (Environmental, Social and Governance indicators) is a hot topic in the private business world, including banking, and in the US has even become a contested issue (Forbes magazine here, or FT here (paywall)). It should be axiomatic that credit unions are...
by Nick Money | Jun 2, 2023 | Featured, News & Updates, Research Publications
Swoboda is delighted to have supported David Harris and Tia Warbrick at Pennine Community Credit Union (PCCU), in Lancashire, GB, to co-author an in-depth study of one of British credit unions’ most popular products in recent years, the child-benefit-linked...
by Nick Money | May 26, 2023 | Events, Featured, News & Updates, Past Events
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 to...
by Nick Money | May 25, 2023 | Featured, News & Updates
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...
by Nick Money | Apr 19, 2023 | Featured, News & Updates
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....
by Nick Money | Apr 5, 2023 | Featured, News & Updates
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 to...
