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FOS report boosts credit unions
The Financial Ombudsman Service’s annual report has confirmed high levels of satisfaction among credit union members.
June 28 2010
Category: Credit unions
Credit unions make appliances affordable
Low income families can buy household electrical goods at competitive prices without paying high interest rates, thanks to a pioneering scheme by The Co-operative Electrical in partnership with credit unions.
June 24 2010
Category: Credit unions
Credit union honours
Southwark Credit Union’s Louis ‘Roy’ McLeod has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours.
January 21 2010
Category: Credit unions
More credit unions offer festive option
The Association of British Credit Unions has announced a big increase in the number of people using credit unions to save safely for Christmas following the collapse of the Farepak organisation three years ago, when more than 150,000 customers lost money.
November 19 2009
Category: Credit unions
ABCUL chief raps loan shark bullies
The Chief Executive of the Association of British Credit Unions, Mark Lyonette, has called on anyone thinking of borrowing from loan sharks to think again and make contact with a credit union instead.
August 24 2009
Category: Credit unions
Launch of cross-party credit union group
The Scottish Parliament has officially approved a new cross-party group on credit unions.
June 05 2009
Category: Credit unions
Budget boosts credit unions
The Association of British Credit Unions has welcomed the Chancellor’s announcement in last week’s Budget of an additional £18.75 million for the Growth Fund, which credit unions use to make affordable loans to people on low incomes. This will allow an extra 85,000 loans to be made over the next two years.
May 04 2009
Category: Credit unions
More schools get the Co-op message
Bebington High Sports College in the Wirral, St Clere’s School and Language College in Thurrock and Nab Wood School in Bradford became the first Co-operative Trust Schools in their boroughs earlier this month.
April 12 2009
Category: Credit unions
ABCUL Chief backscredit union changes
Treasury Minister Kitty Ussher hopes that the Government’s plans to cut red tape surrounding credit unions will help the sector expand and make it easier for families to access affordable credit options.
October 13 2008
Category: Credit unions
Group is first with recycled plastic
By using recycled plastic across its own-brand drinks, the Co-operative Group is set to save around 808 tonnes of plastic each year.
September 01 2008
Category: Credit unions
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