In this episode of Housing Bites, I have a conversation with Ravi Ravindran, who is the CEO of Lewisham Plus Credit Union. We talk about how he went from running a local Post Office to being at the helm of the organisation helping those who need financial support, and what initiatives they have put in place to make that happen.
What we cover in this episode
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:36 What is a credit union?
- 01:46 What is an affordable rate?
- 03:20 How credit unions help with budgeting
- 04:48 How did Ravi become CEO at LPCU?
- 08:58 Changes in Credit Unions over the years
- 11:52 Partnerships
- 15:06 Final message
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