Irish League of Credit Unions

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Households remain anxious about 'macro' issues including unemployment, says Irish League of Credit Unions

Just over half of consumers expect to have less to spend than last year, report for Irish League of Credit Unions shows

Gabriel Makhlouf says credit unions need to build scale to take advantage of opportunities in retail banking

On The Money: Much loved by consumers, new legislation allowing for greater co-operation within the sector passed key stage

New law will also allow credit unions to refer customers on to another outlet for specific services

On The Money: Parents can face huge financial pressure ahead of the new school term but there are ways to defray the cost

Opinion: While borrowers are dealing with interest rate increases, depositors have seen little benefit

Credit Union index points to ‘restrained rather than runaway spending’ in months ahead, as cautious mood lingers

Credit union consumer sentiment points to optimistic consumers but long way off average over three decades

A smoother switching code, better consumer education and more even-handed regulation will promote a market that works for consumers

Most households are feeling the cost-of-living pinch, a credit union survey suggests

Schools may purchase texts and copybooks from any bookshop under guidance

Some 82% of consumers said they feared a lack of competition after Ulster and KBC exits

ILCU working with credit unions to understand the extent to which members of the public are being targeted

Only one-third are aware of high levels of interest charged with some thinking they pay little or none

Clothing advertisers want price-sensitive shoppers to fall for their post-pandemic charms, but consumer sentiment has not gone their way

Six in 10 Irish people plan to spend less on gifts and entertainment with a sense of ‘feel poor’ likely to be pronounced this Christmas

It’s no surprise really: there will be just three banks left in the deposit market when KBC and Ulster Bank have gone

Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley says existing rules leave credit unions ‘handcuffed’

RepTrak study finds ‘Covid bounce’ in reputations has subsided

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Irish League of Credit unions has written to members about its plan to tap fund

Lender representatives to urge Minister of State to back the setting up of new policy

Submission proposes that the sector be able to lend in groups on larger transactions

With Ulster and KBC withdrawing, customers need new homes for their money

Plan that aims to improve energy ratings of 500,000 homes faces number of challenges

Credit unions say there are now fresh concerns over requirement to hand over PPSNs

The cost of schoolbooks typifies wider problems with an education system in which the State forgoes the right to impose centralised standards

Joanne Hunt: Some six in 10 parents say preparing for return to school is a financial burden

Q+A with Dominic Coyle: Elderly couple looking to purchase a new car

Party is seeking amendment to legislation proposing 36% cap on APR for borrowers

After years of lobbying and discussion, funds are expected to launch in 2021

First South to introduce €1 charge on deposits following widespread limits on the level of savings

Minister for Finance announces significant reductions to two main regulatory charges

Nearly half of parents will consider Covid-19 measures put in place before allowing children return to school

Childcare in Ireland is expensive - but there are grants and subsidies to help ease the burden

State’s deposit guarantee scheme was invoked on July 2nd

Credit union managers concerned over lack of borrowing appetite, survey shows

Central Bank triggers deposit guarantee scheme to protect members’ savings