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'Three UK credit unions have won a five star rating for personal loan products from the Fairbanking Foundation. This is the first time the Fairbanking Mark has been awarded to credit unions that serve employees of a specific sector. The Fairbanking Foundation, a not-for-profit research-based charity founded in 2008, operates the certification scheme to encourage banking organisations to improve the financial wellbeing delivered by their products. The mark is granted in three, four or five star versions in five possible categories, based on the level of the financial wellbeing a product delivers....The Hoot Credit Union, the 1st Class Credit Union and the NHS Credit Union have all achieved the highest accolade for their personal loans because they have a “tangible positive impact on customers’ financial wellbeing”.......'

http://www.thenews.coop/105379/news/banking-and-insurance/employee-focused-credit-unions-receive-fairbanking-mark/

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'The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), one of central government’s largest departments, has launched a credit union for staff – the first credit union scheme for civil servants. Around 85,000 DWP employees will now be able to start automatically saving part of their salary into a credit union savings scheme. DWP has set up a payroll scheme with three of the UK’s leading credit unions – Commsave, Hull & East Yorkshire and Voyager Alliance – which will offer a range of ethical financial services to all DWP employees, including budget support and responsible lending. The move was announced in a speech to the credit union sector in parliament by welfare reform minister, Lord David Freud, who pledged his support for credit unions and encouraged people to join their local credit union to help the industry grow...'

http://www.thenews.coop/107015/news/co-operatives/credit-union-launches-civil-servants/

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World Credit Union Conference underway in Belfast...

 

http://www.thenews.coop/107319/news/business/world-credit-union-conference-opens/

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some recent news :)

 

'The Scottish government has given credit unions nearly £200,000 to set up saving schemes in schools to teach children to manage money.

Ten credit unions will share the cash from Junior Savers Schemes to develop existing and new activities with schools in their areas...'

 

http://www.thenews.coop/109782/news/banking-and-insurance/scottish-children-learn-money-saving-habits-200000-credit-union-funding/

 

 

'The Credit Union Awareness Week has been launched by Manchester Credit Union to show workers there is another ethical way to borrow and save....'

https://southmanchesternews.co.uk/south-manchester/manchester-credit-union-launches-debt-campaign/

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