News Archive

Reflecting on 2025: Credit Union Growth, Reform and Future Prospects with Matt Bland

ABCUL Chief Executive, Matt Bland recently spoke with Co-operative News to discuss and reflect on key developments in 2025 and...

More Than £3.3 million Returned to Members as Serve and Protect Marks a Strong Financial Year

Serve and Protect Credit Union has marked the close of its 2024/25 financial year with a successful Annual General Meeting...

Acorn Community Bank Celebrates a Year of Growth, Innovation and Impact

Acorn Community Bank has marked 2025 as a year of significant progress, innovation and achievement, reflecting its continued commitment to...

How Credit Unions Are Supporting Families to Balance Budgets During the Festive Period

Credit unions across the country are going the extra mile to support members this Christmas and into the new year,...

London Capital Credit Union Appoints New Chief Executive

London Capital Credit Union has announced the appointment of Gurminder Singh Bhagrath as its new Chief Executive Officer, marking a...

Commsave Credit Union Urges Families to Avoid a Debt Hangover in the New Year

As Christmas approaches and household budgets are stretched by gifts, food and rising seasonal costs, Northamptonshire-based credit union Commsave is...

Transforming Credit Unions for Financial Inclusion

As part of Fair4All Finance’s Financial Inclusion Together conference reflections series, ABCUL CEO, Matt Bland, has shared his insights on...

Enterprise Credit Union Marks Milestones at 37th Annual General Meeting

More than 1,300 members joined Enterprise Credit Union on Friday evening, both in person at St Aloysius Club, Huyton and...

Wave Community Bank Triumphs with Three Major Award Wins

Wave Community Bank is celebrating an exceptional season of recognition, securing three major awards across Kent, East Sussex and West...

ABCUL Welcomes Mutuals Landscape Report as a Significant Step Toward Sector Growth

ABCUL has welcomed today’s publication of the Mutuals Landscape Report from the PRA and FCA as commissioned by HM Treasury...

ABCUL Delegation Visits Ireland to Boost Sector Collaboration

Last week, a delegation from ABCUL – including Chief Executive Officer, Matt Bland – travelled to Dublin for a series...

CroydonPlus Announces Rebrand to “Your Community Bank”

The rebrand marks a significant milestone for the credit union, which has proudly served its members for more than 25...

ABCUL Supports Men’s Mental Health Month with Special Webinar Series

ABCUL marked Men’s Mental Health Month this November by hosting a dedicated series of webinars for member credit unions, shining...

Serve and Protect Credit Union Halts Debt Spiral for RAF Sergeant

Serve and Protect Credit Union, which recently reached the milestone of a decades’ worth of service to the armed forces...

HEY Credit Union Awarded National Award Highlighting Fairness Approach to Finance

HEY Credit Union last year marked its 25th anniversary by targeting new growth areas has now boosted its reputation with...

Bolton MP Signs Up with Hoot Credit Union

A Bolton MP has become a member of Hoot Credit Union and is encouraging local residents to support one of...

Just Credit Union Launches ‘The Potters’ Bank’ to Strengthen Financial Support Across Stoke-on-Trent

Just Credit Union (JCU) has expanded its regional presence with the launch of The Potters’ Bank, a new local brand...

Supporting Members Through Safer Gambling Week: ABCUL Meets Gaimcontrol

As part of Safer Gambling Week, ABCUL sat down with Gaimcontrol, the team behind the wellbeing app Toivo, to explore...

Westcountry Savings & Loans Awarded National Accreditation for Tackling Loan Sharks

Westcountry Savings & Loans (WS&L) credit union has been formally recognised as an Accredited Partner by the England Illegal Money...

Commsave Credit Union Celebrates Hitting the 40,000 Member Mark

Northants-based Commsave Credit Union has passed the 40,000 member mark for the first time in its history, “marking an extraordinary...

Research Project Identifies ‘Areas of Potential’ to Build Britain’s Financial Resilience

More than 3 million households unable to cover more than a month of lost income – but new Nest Insight...

Penny Post Group Announce Exciting New Partnership with Halfords

RetailCU, part of Penny Post Group, is proud to announce a new partnership with Halfords, one of the UK’s leading...

Credit Unions Champion Financial Wellbeing for Talk Money Week 2025

ABCUL members nationwide have supported Talk Money Week through events, social campaigns, and community initiatives — all designed to encourage...

Intelligibility: Improving Customer Outcomes and Achieving Regulatory Compliance – A Guest Blog Featuring Amplifi Global

ABCUL recently spoke with Amplifi Global, who the Association is pleased to be collaborating with to explore the growing importance...