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August 31, 2010
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Toronto ON: CUs tops for customer service AGAIN
Madison WI: CU directors—can they measure their own efficacy?
Toronto ON: Starnews CU welcomes 180 Air Toronto CU members
Toronto ON: DUCA may buy Virtual One CU assets
Lloydminster AB: Centre name catches up with merger
Montreal QC/Vancouver BC: Vancity speaks out on women’s empowerment
Awards
London ON: Libro Financial awards staff members
CUs in the News
Calgary AB/Brandon MB: Papers use CUs for school cost advice
CUs Doing Good Things
Timmons ON: Northern CU dares to help
Vancouver Island & the Gulf Islands BC: CCCU pushes paperless promotion
Crime Beat
Port Aux Basques NL: Leading Edge CU employee threatened
Portglenone Ireland: CU fraudster arrested
Education
Essex ON: United Communities supports kids with bursaries and tailored services
Financial News
Vancouver BC: Central 1 has lower net income this year but still strong
Toronto ON: BCU marks milestone as largest ethnic CU in ON
Government
Toronto ON: Support co-ops is the message to the federal government
Saskatoon SK: Co-ops are the greatest hope for the world
International News
Seoul Korea: Teachers CU tries out new pension fund managers
Kingston Jamaica: CUs close to full compliance
North Belfast Ireland: First pre-paid debit card offered
Madison WI: Strong future predicted for Uzbekistan CUs
Sydney Australia: Australian election bodes well for CUs
Dublin Ireland: Will Irish CUs select a merger option
IT and Business Deals
Toronto ON: ETCU/Childor launch mobile banking after pilot program
Marketing
ON/QC: The $10,000 question
Kitchener ON: Mennonite CU expands field of membership
Kingston ON: KCCU to have 8th Annual Family Fun Fair
New Branches
Guelph ON: Mortgage promo introduces new branch
Burlington ON: Tellerless TCU Member Solutions Centre to open Oct. 1
Obituary
Stratford ON: Albert (Ab) French Bowman
People
Winnipeg MB: Myrna Bentley to receive Co-operative Contribution Award
Sports
Etibicoke ON: 13 Lucky number for ETCU Golf Tournament
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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