News Archive

ABCUL Annual Conference 2025 Dates and New Location Announced

The Association is pleased to announce its flagship event, the ABCUL Annual Conference will take place on Friday 14th &...

ABCUL Host its Community Development Credit Union Launch Event

This week, Thursday 26 September the Association welcomed credit unions and stakeholders to Liverpool to launch its Community Development Credit...

Co-operative Movement Key to Economic Growth

This week, the Labour party hosted its first annual conference since forming Government. The event welcomed co-operative delegates to listen...

Community Development Credit Union – Launch Event

The inspiration for the CDCU pilot project and the creation of this white paper/call to action has originated from ABCUL’s...

Northampton Town Football Club Kicks Off New Partnership with Commsave Credit Union

A new partnership has kicked off this season between the Northampton Town Football Club and Commsave Credit Union.

Clockwise Awards Community Grant for Elderly

Summer holidays are often a challenge for families and loneliness in the elderly is an all-year-round social problem so when...

25 Years of Service Celebrated at Merthyr Tydfil Borough Credit Union

On Thursday 03 October 2024, Merthyr Tydfil Borough Credit Union will achieve a special landmark celebration of 25 years of...

Fair Banking Act Will Transform Millions of Lives says Research

ABCUL is a member of the Fair Banking for All campaign, which is calling for a Fair Banking Act in...

Credit Unions Join the UK Savings Week Campaign

This week, credit unions across Britain have been promoting the UK Savings Week to raise awareness of the benefits of...

Unsung Credit Union Hero Awards 2024

For the fourth year in a row, Engage is proudly hosting its Unsung Credit Union Hero Awards, an annual celebration...

Growth of the Credit Union Sector Amplified in Latest Bank of England Figures

The Bank of England recently published its credit union data for the first quarter of 2024 which revealed a continuous rise in...

Scottish First Minister Praises Vital Credit Union Support for Nation

This week, Scottish First Minister, John Swinney celebrated the vital impact credit unions have for communities across the country.

Manchester Credit Union Sector Cuts the Cost of Travel Through Saving Initiative

With four months to go until all buses in Greater Manchester come under local control, this week (Thursday 05 September...

Serve and Protect Credit Union Complete Merger with National Fire Savers Credit Union

This month, following a process of careful planning, the transfer of undertakings between National Fire Savers and Serve and Protect...

Just Credit Union Supports ‘shopashark’ Campaign

Shropshire based Just Credit Union (JCU) is asking residents to keep an eye out for fictitious loan advertisements in shop...

Donation Target Set for International Credit Union Day

Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions (WFCU) aims to distribute 25,000 International Credit Union (ICU) Day® pins in return for $500,000 in donations by International...

ABCUL Impact Report Acknowledges Key Areas in Satisfaction for Members

The Association of British Credit Unions has published its impact report to highlight how ABCUL has been committed to its...

Three Young Professionals Complete Second Year of US Based Credit Union Scholarship

Three young professionals from the GB credit union movement have completed their second year at the Southeastern Regional Credit Union...

Northumberland Community Bank Becomes 12,000th Organisation to Sign the Armed Forces Covenant

Northumberland Community Bank was launched in 2017, after the fusion of the Credit Union for South East Northumberland and Tynedale...

Enterprise Credit Union Celebrates 35 Years of Service

This month, Enterprise Credit Union celebrated the significant landmark of 35 years of service to its community. Established from humble...

Member Satisfaction an All Time High for Commsave Reveals Impact Report

Commsave Credit Union has published its first Impact Report to highlight all that the postal based credit union have achieved...

Bedford Credit Union Launches PrizeSaver Account

Bedford Credit Union (BCU), has announced that they are now a part of the national PrizeSaver scheme, open to credit...

ABCUL Launch Politicians’ Guides for Credit Unions

This week, ABCUL published and distributed its Politicians’ Guides to Credit Unions, following the result of July’s general election, which...

Young Professional Scholarship Awards Trip to Credit Union Caribbean Conference

In June, following a successful scholarship application through the World Council of Credit Union’s (WOCCU) Young Professional Programme, Pennine Community...