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• WOCCU Will Develop Another Rural Credit Union Toolbox

  October 13, 2010

  The World Council of Credit Unions will develop a five-year cooperative development program to meet the financial service needs of small farmers in Guatemala, Mexico and Kenya.

• Australian CU Reaches Out to Aboriginal Members

  September 29, 2010

  Credit unions in the U.S. have faced a similar dilemma when marketing to immigrant populations: How does an institution communicate with members who can neither understand English nor read or write their own native language?

• Korean CU Movement

  September 15, 2010

  The world's third largest credit union movement celebrated its 50th anniversary Sept. 7 in the Republic of Korea. Currently, 1,000 credit unions in South Korea

• Uzbekistan Regulators Tap WOCCU for Best Practices

  September 15, 2010

  Representing one of the world's fastest growing credit union movements, 12 representatives from Uzbekistan's Central Bank arrived at WOCCU's Madison, Wis. headquarters late last month to explore best practices and other strategies.

• Capital Rules Change Could Have Residual Effect on CUs

  By Claude R. Marx  |  September 8, 2010

  American credit unions aren't subject to international capital requirements, but changes to these requirements could prompt the U.S. government to allow supplemental capital.

• El Salvador, WOCCU to Build Business Loan Support

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  August 25, 2010

  Government policy makers in El Salvador have taken steps to develop economic policy and payments system support for credit unions and financial cooperatives prompted by the shrinkage of commercial bank loans here.

• WOCCU, El Salvador Align to Boost CU Business Loan Support

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  August 17, 2010

  The shrinkage of commercial bank loans in El Salvador has prompted government policy makers here to develop economic policy and payments system support for credit unions and financial cooperatives.

• Anne Cochran Assumes WOCCU Treasurer Post

  May 12, 2010

  World Council of Credit Unions board director Anne Cochran has been named treasurer of the group, replacing Mark Bailey.

• WOCCU Honors Deceased Polish President for Movement Contributions

  May 12, 2010

  The World Council of Credit Unions' Board has unanimously voted to award Poland's Lech Kaczynski the 2010 Distinguished Service Award. The former president died with 95 other government officials and their spouses in an airplane crash April 10.

• WOCCU's Relief Fund Tops $1 Million

  April 21, 2010

  World Council of Credit Unions' Haiti relief fund has exceeded $1 million in donations, the global development organization announced April 9