News Release Year
October 16, 2024
Global Credit Union Membership Surpasses 411 Million
MADISON, Wis.— World Council of Credit Unions’ (WOCCU) 2023 Statistical Report shows membership in the global credit union movement topped 411 million, while assets surpassed $3.7 trillion last year.
October 14, 2024
Kenyan President William Ruto Confirms Support for SACCO Movement in Meeting with Credit Union Leaders
MADISON, Wis.—President William Ruto of Kenya confirmed cooperatives are central to his government’s priorities and that he wants to see the savings and credit cooperative (SACCO) movement in Kenya succeed during an October 7 State House meeting with a large delegation of African and U.S. credit union leaders that included World Council of Credit Unions’ (WOCCU) President and CEO Elissa McCarter LaBorde and Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions’ (WFCU) Board Chair Bill Cheney.
September 25, 2024
Venezuelan Youths Participating in Economic Inclusion Project Earn Nearly Four Times More than Peers
MADISON, Wis.—Young Venezuelan refugee and migrant adults are seeing greater financial benefits than any other age group participating in the USAID/WOCCU Economic Inclusion Project (EIP), according to results from EIP’s Study on the Integration of Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees in Peru and Ecuador.
September 12, 2024
Women’s Leadership Takes Center Stage at Asian Credit Union Forum 2024
MADISON, Wis.—Global Women’s Leadership Network (GWLN) Director Eleni Giakoumopoulos made her first ever presentation at an Asian credit union conference by leading sessions on empowering women to become leaders at September’s Asian Credit Union Forum 2024 in Bali, Indonesia.
September 11, 2024
McCarter LaBorde Advocates for Credit Unions in Visit to Ukraine
MADISON, Wis.—World Council of Credit Unions’ (WOCCU) President and CEO Elissa McCarter LaBorde on September 5 met with representatives from the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) in Kyiv, Ukraine, to discuss ways to strengthen the country’s credit union sector through a more enabling regulatory environment.
August 19, 2024
International Credit Union Day 2024 Pins and Merchandise Now Available Online
MADISON, Wis.—Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions (WFCU) aims to distribute 25,000 International Credit Union (ICU) Day® pins in return for $500,000 in donations by International Credit Union Day on Thursday, October 17, when the global credit union movement will celebrate “One World Through Cooperative Finance.”
July 29, 2024
WOCCU to Boost Credit Union Business Lending in Ukraine Through $10 Million USAID GROW Project
MADISON, Wis.—World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) will continue its work to strengthen credit unions in Ukraine by helping them provide more business lending through the new GROW Project, a four-year, $10 million initiative funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
July 25, 2024
Long-Awaited Return of World Credit Union Conference to the United States is Worth the Wait
BOSTON—The 2024 World Credit Union Conference concluded Wednesday with a block party that put the finishing touches on a spectacular four-day event at the Boston Conference and Exhibition Center.
July 24, 2024
Credit Unions Confront Challenge of Aging Membership on Final Day of 2024 World Credit Union Conference
BOSTON—If there is one overriding, existential concern credit unions share no matter their size, complexity or geographic location—it is how to build a younger base of membership to ensure their future relevance.
July 24, 2024
Panel Discusses Findings of WOCCU Study on Financial Inclusion For Migrants And Refugees
BOSTON—World Council of Credit Unions on Tuesday led a panel discussion on the findings from its new report, Insights from Credit Unions on Financial Inclusion for Migrants and Refugees, at the 2024 World Credit Union Conference.