by Nick Money | Jul 25, 2025 | News & Updates, United Vision
The United Vision project has launched a landmark research survey that’s all about the future of credit unions across Britain. The project is being delivered by Swoboda and the New Economics Foundation, and we want to hear from as many credit union people as possible...
by Nick Money | Jul 24, 2025 | Featured, News & Updates
Credit unions have long claimed to operate differently from traditional banks. Over a century ago, Alphonse Desjardins described them as economic expressions of a high social ideal—not profit-driven institutions. This paper asks whether that distinction still holds...
by Nick Money | Jun 12, 2025 | Featured, News & Updates
International Co-operative Alliance Research Conference – 12th-13th June 2025, University of Helsinki, Finland At the recent ICA Research Conference in Helsinki, Dr Dominik Bierecki (Pomeranian University in Poland and board member of the National Association of...
by Nick Money | Mar 26, 2025 | Featured, News & Updates
In November last year, the UK Government initiated a ‘Call for Evidence’ regarding the role of the Common Bond in credit union legislation across England, Scotland, and Wales. This consultation, which closed first week of March, invited participants to...
by Nick Money | May 1, 2024 | Audio, Featured, News & Updates
In this episode of Talking Credit Unions, Chris examines the prevailing topic of credit union ethics, initially with Barry Clavin, an ethics and sustainability expert and adviser, who was instrumental in the ethical and sustainability strategies of first The...
