Articles in Credit Unions

British consumers are being encouraged to move their money to a more ethical organisation. Mirroring a similar campaign in the United States, the UK Move Your Money initiative is telling people to move their money to the Co-operative Bank,...

Three congressmen offered their support for credit union tax-exempt status in a letter sent to U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and U.S. Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.), the...

Remittances of cash between Mexicans living in the United States and their families back home in Mexico totaled $22.6 billion in 2010, yet according to research by Manuel Orozco of the Pew Hispanic Research Center, many Latin American remittance...

The Country Natural Beef cooperative said it’s having trouble filling orders because high prices are luring some producers back to traditional sales outlets. The cooperative hopes consumers will pay a premium for meat raised under guidelines for...

The groundswell of attention to credit unions as the no-fee choice for debit cards continues, with Associated Press spotlighting their efforts. As of Friday afternoon, the AP item had been repeated in 117 publications and websites--including The New...

In a country that labels everything from cosmetics to cleaning agents, it’s surprising that there are no laws in the U.S. requiring labeling of genetically engineered Foods. Yet 93% of Americans believe GE foods should be labeled. We don...

To attract a younger and more diverse group, WOCCU has launched its Professional Fellows Program that will pair credit union professionals from the Dominican Republic, Guatemala and the United States. Funded in part by a grant from the U.S. State...

In a House of Lords debate about the impact of debt on families, Dr Rowan Williams said the Government should do more to protect the poorest and most vulnerable in society. He said credit unions had enormous potential to achieve this. “The...