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January 27, 2012
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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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