DUBLIN, Ireland–A survey by Amarach Research for CEXI.org of Irish brands showed that credit unions were the favorite for customer/member experience.
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CU News From Around the Planet
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama–A number of vendors participated in the Grand Bahama Co-operative Credit Union 35th Anniversary's Expo and Steak-out, which offered attendees the opportunity to learn more about many of their products and services they provide.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand–Credit Union South will become New Zealand's first credit union to source funding through securitization as it looks to reduce funding costs, and pursue an ambitious growth agenda.
MADISON, Wis.–Five months after Nepal's worst earthquake in 80 years, the World Council of Credit Unions, the Irish Credit Union League and the Asia Confederation of Credit Unions have partnered to rehabilitate and renovate more than 300 Nepalese credit unions, or SACCOs, and their branches.
TREDEGAR, South Wales, U.K.–A credit union here is part of a program that uses prepaid cards to keep residents shopping local.
DUBLIN Ireland — The International Credit Union Regulators’ Network (ICURN) has completed an external review of the Central Bank of Ireland's regulation and supervision of the credit union sector.
LONDON–The Bank of England’s proposed overhaul of credit unions in the U.K. would make it much more difficult for CUs to compete with banks, according to credit union representatives.
UERÉTARO, Mexico — World Council of Credit Unions' for-profit subsidiary, ENTURA Mexico, has launched several technological solutions to help Mexican credit unions, known as cajas, provide more expansive and affordable services to members in underserved rural areas.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados--The Barbados Workers’ Union Co-operative Credit Union is joining with the country’s credit union league to introduce a Registered Education Saving Product (RESP) by the end of 2015.
MADISON, Wis.–The World Council of Credit Unions told the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision it supports NCUA having discretion to NOT apply interest rate risk-rules to credit unions.