News Archive

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...

Clockwise Awards Together Against Cancer Community Grant

Clockwise operates a Community Grant Scheme that awards local groups and individuals grants for a whole range of items that...

Record Levels of Lending Recorded in Latest Bank of England Data

On the 31 July 2024, the Bank of England published its latest quarterly statistics for the credit union sector, which...

Credit Union Service for the Armed Forces celebrates 25,000 Member Milestone

In October 2015, the Ministry of Defence embarked on its journey – launching a collaboration of credit unions to help...

Cardiff and Vale Credit Union Becomes First GB Credit Union to Offer Accessibility Support

Cardiff and Vale Credit Union (CVCU) is proud to announce its partnership with Recite Me, becoming the first GB credit...

ABCUL Launches its New Midlands Forum

Last week on Thursday 18 July, credit unions from across the Midlands joined in Birmingham to mark a significant milestone...

Serve and Protect Help Member Achieve Great Britain Duathlon Dream

Following sponsorship to help realise a dream for one Serve and Protect Credit Union member, the credit union is delighted...

Success at the In-Comm Awards for Penny Post Credit Union

The Penny Post Group is thrilled to share its recent success at the 2024 In-Comm Awards, after being honoured in two...

New Research Suggests Opportunities for Sector to Support Wider Communities

New research from Fair4All Finance, Trajectory and CACI reveals how nearly half of all UK adults are now living in...

Credit Union Establish Partnership with Council to Support Families

Wolverhampton City Credit Union (WCCU) has teamed up with the City of Wolverhampton Council to help families save for school...

Community Champion Award Finalist Celebrated by Wave Community Bank

Wave Community Bank (WCB) is thrilled to announce that it was one of only three finalists for the prestigious Community...