This week, over sixty ABCUL members joined a virtual 2-hour event welcoming expert speakers from across the global credit union movement sharing their stories and views on a range of diverse topics relevant to the movement. Due to the postponement of the World Council of Credit Union’s annual...
Entering a new digital age with the restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic, Pentecostal Credit Union (PCU) in association with the Caribbean Stem Coaching Club and FutureThink, is launching a digital learning hub to upskill its members through a range of digital development courses. ...
1st Alliance (Ayrshire) Credit Union is delighted to announce it has joined Living Wage UK’s , Living Hours movement. The credit union is one of the first five accredited organisations to ensure its employees are guaranteed a number of working hours, so they can meet their everyday needs. ...
HEY Credit Union has been providing loans and savings for families for 21 years, and has marked the milestone by publishing its first social impact report. It is also using the findings of the study to plan further expansion and help more people across the Humber region to manage their family...
In a year of difficult challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, Salford Credit Union have achieved milestones of surpassing 4,000 members and is holds savings are at an all-time high with over £2.9m savings. Serving local people for over 30 years, Salford CU ensured the pandemic did not...
Members for Cooperation wants to encourage the movement to do more to grow its ownership models around the world. Launched this year, Members For Cooperation is a global network to organise ordinary members within co-ops to campaign for increased co-operation between co-operatives – the sixth...
Launched in 2016, CU Futures is now in its sixth year of operation and this year’s class spent the day getting to know their fellow peers, learning more about the year-long programme, and hearing presentations from members of the ABCUL staff team including Chief Executive, Robert Kelly. Due to...
A new series of spending projects to help tackle poverty has been agreed by Inverclyde Council. The £2million fund targets issues raised before the covid pandemic through the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) which identified places across Scotland suffering from poverty. Tail O...
World Council of Credit Unions is excited to launch a new monthly podcast that will provide the international credit union community with an in-depth look at some of the interesting and important stories we have to tell, particularly in the areas of International Advocacy, International Projects...
In a recent interview for Thamesbank Credit Union, MP for Feltham and Heston, Seema Malhotra spoke about the importance of her local credit union, Thamesbank. Seema also gave praise for the support it provided members throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. In response to the pandemic, Thamesbank...