ST. JOHN’S, Antigua & Barbuda–The Antigua & Barbuda Police Co-operative Credit Union Ltd., which is celebrating its 60th year of operation, will be offering loans and other services to members who are separate and apart from the Royal Police Force of Antigua & Barbuda and other uniformed bodies.
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DUBLIN, Ireland–Ireland’s credit unions have voted in favor of developing a centralized solution to provide mortgages in the country. The goal is to have credit unions offering mortgages by the end of 2017.
AUCKLAND, N.Z.–A long-awaited set of reforms set to pass Parliament has credit unions saying the changes will allow them to become more competitive.
LONDON–The Association of British Credit Unions (ABCUL) said its training suite for CUs is now available for mobile users through an app.
WASHINGTON—CUNA has joined the World Council of Credit Unions in supporting legislation that would repeal the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
INDIANAPOLIS— Credit unions in Indiana hosted visitors from credit unions in the Netherlands as part of an exchange facilitated by the World Council of Credit Unions.
KYIV, Ukraine – Major stakeholders here are celebrating the launch of The Credit for Agriculture Producers (CAP) Project, a four-year project (2016-2020) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by the World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) in partnership with VEGA.
OTTAWA, Ontario - A new all-party caucus has been formed in this country’s capital that seeks to improve communication between parliamentarians and the credit unions that provide financial services in their home constituencies, also known as ridings.
LONDON—The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed new legislation that would require credit card companies to cancel interest and charges for individuals with longstanding debt.
MADISON, Wis.–The World Council of Credit Unions has sent a comment letter to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) about anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT).