NEWS AND UPDATES
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...
CEOs and Directors – don’t miss out on the Swoboda conference! Internationally-renowned keynote speaker joins us
Planning for the Swoboda Credit Union Conference on 11th November is coming on apace. The focus of the event is the cost-of-living crisis generated by high inflation – an immediate and real issue for many credit union members and communities in Britain and Ireland....
Now booking! Credit Union Conference, 11th November
Responding to the cost of living crisis Swoboda presents its latest conference, in Manchester on 11th November. We know members - and staff and volunteers - need their credit union even more at times of economic stress. This conference aims to give credit union...
Remembering Ralph (one year on – 13 September 2022)
At a time when many are mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II, today we remember that it is a year to the day since we lost our friend and mentor Ralph Swoboda. We think of Ralph daily and talk about him often. At the end of last year we were pleased to discover...
The Credit Union Consumer Sentiment Index results for January are out, here’s one of the key takeaways.
Read the full report here: http://bit.ly/3JdQCGp
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