Credit Unions urged to sign up for micro-loan scheme aimed at steering people away from moneylenders
The government is scrapping an attached charge to try entice more credit unions to offer the loans.
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The government is scrapping an attached charge to try entice more credit unions to offer the loans.
It could mean they can offer small loans to people who otherwise mightn’t get credit.
St Canice’s Credit Union has been reprimanded by the Central Bank for eight breaches of the Credit Union Act, 1997.
Some of the findings have been reported inaccurately according to the Central Bank and the Irish League of Credit Unions.
Some are planning to extend or convert their home for more space.
A representative group also wants lending rules relaxed,
There are some surprises to be found in the results of the second annual Irish Customer Experience Survey. But fans of Irish Water might want to avert their eyes.
A study by the Irish League of Credit Unions shows that 87% of parents spend an average of €447 a month to cover the cost of going to college.
Almost a third (31%) of parents find themselves in debt covering back to school costs.
The CP88 process resulted in a rule limiting how much a member could save with credit unions to €100,000.
Rush Credit Union also made a loss of €2 million in 2011.
Gardaí today confirmed that they are investigating reports of financial irregularities at the credit union.
The Irish League of Credit Unions is proposing to put up €5 billion to fund social housing.
It’s more saving and more debt.
Fianna Fáil thinks the sector is burdened by “excessive regulation and bureaucracy”.
Maybe, but it’s “early days”.
Killorglin Credit Union has been transferred to Tralee Credit Union.
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The answer is a strong maybe.
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Credit unions are not being investigated by the Data Protection Commissioner, despite making front page news.
Value in use. Three very important words.
The restrictions are designed to limit the amount of a single loan.
The Central Bank says problems at Berehaven resulted in “serious financial difficulties”.
A Central Bank survey assessed almost 300 advertisements from 23 different firms.
The fraud could amount to as much as €400,000.
That’s one of the subjects up for debate in Leinster House today.
Credit unions Registrar Sharon Donnery made the warning in a report sent to credit unions yesterday.
The ILCU believes members will be very interested in the alternative.
The credit union tracker shows early signs of recovery, as more people have money to spend and save.
The plan “vests control in the banks”, a statement from two Credit Union agencies said.
The facility could be in place for individual credit unions next January.
The branch will continue to operate as normal following the transfer, the Irish League of Credit Unions stressed today.
The charitable arm of the credit union group aims to help half a million people in Ethiopia access “affordable and flexible” financial services.
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The credit union today announced profits of over €7 million and record reserves, after two reports that it was in trouble.
The head of the Irish League of Credit Unions says the increase in members show the public still has confidence in the movement.
With Newbridge Credit Union being taken over by Permanent TSB, it is only natural some are questioning the movement’s strength. Here, we answer some of the questions surrounding the issue.
Eamon Gilmore told the Dáil today that there are twenty credit unions that have reported regulatory reserves below the minimum requirement.