km0010 at epfl2.epflbalto
01-01-1996, 09:19 PM
>From '85 through '94, I was helping to develop credit unions in
French-speaking countries of West and Central Africa. For anyone who's
interested, the international credit union movement is quite extensive
and there are many interesting experiences out there from which US credit
unions can learn. "Affiliated" movements count more than 100 million
members worldwide, and "unaffiliated" movements in Europe, Haiti,
Nigeria, India, Japan, and elsewhere probably total even more. You can
request information about the international CU movement from Melanie
Tavera at MelanieT@woccu.org
On Sat, 30 Dec 1995, Thomas John Martin wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Dec 1995, Kelly J. Morris wrote:
>
> > Tom FYI: Neither the Canadians nor the Mexicans needed to wait for NAFTA
> > to charter CUs. The first US CU was, after all, started by Canadian
> > Alphonse Desjardins. The Desjardins CU movement in Quebec counts about
> > 50% of the adult population as members, and the Desjardins System is a
> > financial powerhouse. Anglophone Canada counts a very strong movement.
> > And Mexico has had credit unions for decades, although the existence of
> > some credit co-operatives that are often confused with CUs tends to muddy
> > the waters a bit. Federal and provincial CU laws in Canada have served
> > as important resources in developing international standards for the
> > writing of CU law and supervisory regulations.
> >
> Kelly,
>
> How does a guy from the Old Line State know all that ? <grin>
>
> Tom
>
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> Thomas John Martin, T.O.P. tmartin@capaccess.org
> 125 Mount Harmony Road West 301/855-6796
> Owings, Maryland 20736-8904 USA
>
>
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French-speaking countries of West and Central Africa. For anyone who's
interested, the international credit union movement is quite extensive
and there are many interesting experiences out there from which US credit
unions can learn. "Affiliated" movements count more than 100 million
members worldwide, and "unaffiliated" movements in Europe, Haiti,
Nigeria, India, Japan, and elsewhere probably total even more. You can
request information about the international CU movement from Melanie
Tavera at MelanieT@woccu.org
On Sat, 30 Dec 1995, Thomas John Martin wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Dec 1995, Kelly J. Morris wrote:
>
> > Tom FYI: Neither the Canadians nor the Mexicans needed to wait for NAFTA
> > to charter CUs. The first US CU was, after all, started by Canadian
> > Alphonse Desjardins. The Desjardins CU movement in Quebec counts about
> > 50% of the adult population as members, and the Desjardins System is a
> > financial powerhouse. Anglophone Canada counts a very strong movement.
> > And Mexico has had credit unions for decades, although the existence of
> > some credit co-operatives that are often confused with CUs tends to muddy
> > the waters a bit. Federal and provincial CU laws in Canada have served
> > as important resources in developing international standards for the
> > writing of CU law and supervisory regulations.
> >
> Kelly,
>
> How does a guy from the Old Line State know all that ? <grin>
>
> Tom
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Thomas John Martin, T.O.P. tmartin@capaccess.org
> 125 Mount Harmony Road West 301/855-6796
> Owings, Maryland 20736-8904 USA
>
>
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