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			<title><![CDATA[Lord Freud applies for credit union account]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Welfare Reform David Freud showed his support for credit unions by applying to open an account at London Mutual Credit Union on Wednesday.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[UK Government analyses implications of Scottish independence]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The UK Government has published an analysis of the effect that it sees independence for Scotland might have upon the nation’s banking and financial services sector, including credit unions. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ABCUL and European Network of Credit Unions engage EU policymakers ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[ABCUL joined representatives from the European Network of Credit Unions and World Council of Credit Unions to meet with European Union policymakers in Brussels last week (14-15 May).]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Credit union apprentice has starring role ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[An apprentice from Wolverhampton City Credit Union stars in a new film launched by the National Apprenticeship Service to encourage more young people to take up an apprenticeship in the financial sector.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Scottish Police Credit Union supports Care of Police Survivors (COPS)]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Scottish Police Credit Union Limited is to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Care of Police Survivors(COPS) charity by donating all joining fees from new members this year.  ]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Duchess of Cornwall joining credit union]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Duchess of Cornwall is applying to join the London Mutual Credit Union following a visit to their new headquarters yesterday (15th May). ]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Scottish Government sees greater role for credit unions]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[ABCUL has welcomed the Scottish Government’s new Banking Strategy which sets out an important role for credit unions.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Northern Irish report supports current account and payment services through credit unions]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A report by Liverpool John Moores University into credit union development in Northern Ireland has found widespread support among credit unions and their members for current accounts and payment services. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Credit union sector set to transform in two years]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[31 credit unions have signed up to a major new project that is set to transform the credit union sector over the next two years.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Credit unions cited as part of Government Social Justice strategy]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Credit unions have featured in the Government’s vision for Social Justice in a recently-published one-year-on review of its strategy document, Social Justice: Transforming lives, which set out its vision for Social Justice.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Scottish Parliament welcomes Expansion Project]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Scottish Parliament has welcomed the success of ABCUL's bid to deliver the UK Government's Credit Union Expansion Project.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Parliamentarians mark imminent start of Credit Union Expansion Project ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Monday (22 April) saw the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Credit Unions hold a reception to mark the imminent start of the £35 million Credit Union Expansion Project]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ABCUL delighted to be awarded Credit Union Expansion Project]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Minister for Welfare Reform, Lord Freud, today announced that ABCUL has been awarded a contract to deliver the £38 million Credit Union Expansion Project.  ]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Transition group signs up as Manchester Credit Union's first corporate member]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Glossopdale Transition Initiative has signed up as the first corporate member for Manchester Credit Union.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bishop of Stepney, Adrian Newman, endorses role of credit unions]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Bishop of Stepney, Adrian Newman, has written an article for the Newham Recorder setting out his long-standing support for the credit union movement.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[United Savings and Loans Credit Union, Hampshire to offer business loans of up to £25k]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[United Savings & Loans Credit Union (USAL), which covers Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, has been authorised to offer business loans for up to £25,000. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Duchess of Cornwall visits London Community Credit Union ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[HRH the Duchess of Cornwall visited London Community Credit Union in Bethnal Green on Tuesday 26th March, following a visit to a financial inclusion event.  ]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hi Scot Credit Union features on BBC TV ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Hi Scot Credit Union featured on An Là, BBC Alba's prime-time Scottish Gaelic news programme,  last night the 27th March.  

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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Budget heralds changes for credit unions]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The UK Government’s 2013 Budget – unveiled today by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rt.Hon George Osborne MP – includes plans to consult on new insolvency procedures for Industrial and Provident Societies, including credit unions.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ABCUL welcomes report on Welsh Government support for credit unions]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[ABCUL has welcomed the recent publication of an evaluation report on Welsh Government support for the credit union sector in Wales. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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