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January 27, 2012

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FRONT PAGE

Aldergrove BC: A CU on reality TV

Canada: NDP Leader puts out CU policy paper

Ottawa ON: Large numbers of Canadians unprepared for retirement

Lima Peru: Canadians head for Peru

Sopot PL: CU leader appointed to Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

Davos CH: Current system no longer fits

Madison WI: Remote transaction technology can be answer for faraway places

Battleford SK: The faces of volunteers

Toronto ON: CUs and Aboriginals, Part 3

AWARDS

Regina SK: Conexus website tops among CUs

CUs DOING GOOD THINGS

Slave Lake AB: Servus and AB to help rebuild in Slave Lake

Burnaby BC: Service, food, environment and online banking together

Vernon BC: Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body

Grand Forks BC: A million reasons to love Grand Forks CU

BC/ON: Website tracks CU good works

CRIME BEAT

Toronto ON: Seven charged with card fraud

Edmonton AB: Stolen documents returned in grocery bag

EDITORIAL

Davos - Too bad we aren’t there

EDUCATION

Midale SK: CUs team up to offer Crop and Livestock Outlook Seminar

EVENTS AND CONFERENCES

Havana CU: Co-operatives in Canada Conference

Moncton NB: Managing the Co-operative difference conference

Quebec QC: Interested in Payments?

Gdansk PL: It’s never too early to register for WOCCU Conference

FINANCIAL NEWS

US: SmartyPig a new way to save

Edson AB: Members benefit from the ripple effect

Calgary AB: That’s 72 in a row

Vancouver BC: Investors get help to understand what they are doing

GOVERNMENT

Ottawa ON: Legislation affecting CUs being followed by CUCC

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Dublin IE: €423 is a great hourly wage

Bogota CO: New Columbian CU trade association

London UK: Co-op Acts to be housed under one roof

IT and BUSINESS DEALS

Austin TX: App lets users turn off debit cards

St. John’s NL: Verafin now has 800+ clients

Toronto ON: Joint research paying off

IYC 2012

Venice Italy: Former Italian PM to speak at IYC Conference

NEWS OF BRANCHES

Burnaby BC: Mayor cuts ribbon for ATMs

PEOPLE

Edmonton AB: Dave Munro retiring

Toronto ON: Canadian Capitalist gives kudos to CUs

SOCIAL MEDIA

The web: RTs reign! 5 simple steps to getting retweeted

Canada: CUs are on YouTube

World Round-Up

CREDIT UNION ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD

January 22, 2010

There are alternatives to banks. Credit Unions, financial co-operatives, are democratic organizations that serve its members. They do not pay huge bonuses. Profits stay within the community. When banks were creating a world-wide economic crisis, credit unions remained safe. It is a huge movement all over the world. At the end of 2008:

* Credit Unions existed in 97 countries * Some 177 million people are credit union members * Assets totaled US$1.19 trillion at the end of 2008.

The UN has declared 2012 the International Year of the Co-operative.

Here is a list of trade organizations that serve credit unions in their individual organizations. Check with them to find a credit union to serve your needs.

It is alphabetical by country. In come cases we could not find complete address information. Some do not have websites, but we have tried to present enough information for contact.

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