The Issue of the Optimal Solution for Insolvent Cooperative Savings and Credit Unions in light of the Effectiveness of Past Bankruptcy Proceedings

This study addresses the problem of the optimal strategy for protecting (a) private interest and (b) public interest in the event of insolvency of a cooperative savings and credit union. According to available data, the collection of credit claims by trustees of bankrupt credit unions is relatively high. Therefore, the economic effectiveness of bankruptcy proceedings conducted against credit unions in Poland may indicate that it is premature to choose the bankruptcy path. This study addresses the problem of the optimal strategy for protecting (a) private interest and (b) public interest in the event of insolvency of a cooperative savings and credit union. According to available data, the collection of credit claims by trustees of bankrupt credit unions is relatively high. Therefore, the economic effectiveness of bankruptcy proceedings conducted against credit unions in Poland may indicate that it is premature to choose the bankruptcy path.