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Legislation/Regulation

 

An enabling legislative environment supported by a prudential and risk-based supervisory framework is essential for credit union success. Based on decades of experience in dozens of countries, WOCCU provides the following legislative, regulatory and supervisory resources for credit unions, supervisors and policymakers.

Model Law for Credit Unions & Guide to International Credit Union Legislation


Model Law for Credit Unions provides a sample legislative framework to aid in preparing and seeking approval of laws. Guide to International Credit Union Legislation contains credit union legislative and regulatory summaries for over 100 countries and political provinces.


Model Law  English | Spanish
Guide  English

 

Model Regulations for Credit Unions
Model Regulations


Model Regulations for Credit Unions provides a starting point for implementing quality regulatory standards for credit unions. It is based on WOCCU's extensive international development experience and documented best practices. The regulation matrix contains real world examples of regulations from 18 developing and developed credit union sectors.

Model Regulations  English | Spanish | French | Russian
Matrix  English | Spanish | French | Russian
Summary  English

 

Global Regulatory Update
The Global Regulatory Update is WOCCU's twice yearly electronic newsletter of regulatory issues throughout the world. Click here to subscribe online.

 

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