LONDON–A new rap video has been released by a youth group affiliated with Pentecostal Credit Union here that seeks to help young people become smarter about their spending.
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CU News From Around the Planet
MANCHESTER, U.K.–During its first-ever Credit Union Awareness Week, Manchester Credit Union launched a campaign to help residents here break the cycle of debt and turn away from payday lenders.
REGINA, Saskatchewan–Canada’s credit unions have been losing marketshare to fintechs, and have now taken several steps to respond, including an acquisition.
WEST LOTHIAN, Scotland–Archbishop Leo Cushley of St Andrews & Edinburgh has expressed his gratitude for the credit union movement as West Lothian Credit Union reaches its milestone of £10 million worth of loan distributions since the credit union was formed.
TORONTO, Canada—DUCA Financial Services Credit Union has launched the Community Hero Mortgage, a new mortgage product to help provide affordable housing for working, low-income families in the greater Toronto area (GTA).
DUBLIN, Ireland–For the second year in a row, Ireland’s credit unions finished on top of a survey of what brands Irish consumers have had good experiences with.
EDINBORO, Scotland–Funding of nearly £200,000 has been awarded to credit unions to set up saving programs for children in Scottish schools.
AYLMER, Ontario–Credit unions in this province participated in the first ever “Co-opalooza” here, a combination picnic and celebration featuring cooperatives of all kinds.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand–NZCU Auckland has won the coveted People Helping People award at during the Gala Awards Dinner 2016, here hosted by Co-op Money NZ, the trade group for co-operatively owned credit unions and mutual building societies in New Zealand.