The Catholic Thrift and Loan Co-operative was registered on 4 October 1946 and although it was the 12th “credit union” registered in NSW (and co-operative banks were registered in Victoria as early as

In the September 1970 issue of Credit Union Quest, the journal of the NSW Credit Union League, there was a small announcement on Page 6 titled “World Body” which is reproduced here.                   

Many people working in mutual banks and credit unions today would know of CUSCAL but what about CUFSAL? CUFSAL is an acronym for Credit Union Financial Services Australia Limited and was created in