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Welcome to 2020
Happy New Year from Advance Credit Union! Whatever your plans are for 2020 credit union is here to help you get the most from life. Now is the perfect time to review your finances with a realistic budget and think about what could improve your life – your home, plan for a holiday, new car, if you need to consider a debt consolidation loan, just let us know.
Even if you have no big plans for this year, saving regularly just a small amount can soon give you a handy sum for when you need it.
Christmas 2020 is only 12 months away 😃 don’t forget to tell us how much you’d like to save each week or month towards next Christmas in Christmas Club.
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Christmas Opening 2019
Happy Christmas from Advance Credit Union!
Our staff will be taking a well-earned break over Christmas so opening hours will be reduced. We will however be open till 1pm on Christmas Eve Tuesday 24th December. We are open Monday 30th and Tuesday (New Year’s Eve) 31st December, closed New Year’s day then reopen as usual on Thursday 2nd January 2020.
Members expecting benefits payments over the Christmas period should receive their benefits as usual or on the working day prior. See Government website for payment dates: Child Benefit, Tax Credits, Universal Credit.
Opening Times:
| Sat 21st Dec | open 9.30 – 12.00 |
| Sun 22nd Dec | closed |
| Mon 23rd Dec | open 9.30 – 4pm |
| Tues 24th Dec | open 9.30 – 1pm |
| Wed 25th Dec | closed |
| Thurs 26th Dec | closed |
| Fri 27th Dec | closed |
| Sat 28th Dec | closed |
| Sun 29th Dec | closed |
| Mon 30th Dec | open 9.30 – 4pm |
| Tues 31st Dec | open 9.30 – 1pm |
| Wed 1st Jan 2020 | closed |
| Thurs 2nd Jan | usual opening hours 9.30 – 4pm |
Christmas Loans 2019
Christmas is now upon us, always our busiest time for savings and loans. Nearly 1,800 Members have borrowed more than £900,000 in the run up to Christmas plus £90,000 saved in our Christmas Club. We’ve also welcomed 337 new Members.
Christmas 2020 is only 12 months away 😃 don’t forget to tell us how much you’d like to save each week or month towards next Christmas in Christmas Club.
Don’t miss out on our Christmas top tips to help you get the most for your money this Christmas.
Loan applications will be processed again from 30th December. You can join as a member and start saving with us at any time. Find out how to join credit union.
Our loans start from £300, interest rates range from 9.4%APR to 42.6%APR. see our loans.
Outstanding loan applications – nil!
We’ve been working overtime Advance Credit Union, nearly 1,000 loan applications in December and we’ve processed all of them!
We are still waiting for some applicants’ bank statements to verify affordability, so do check your messages if you think you’re awaiting a loan decision.
Apply for a loanCongratulations Panto winners!
Big congratulations to all our panto winners, they are off to see Aladdin at Sutton Coldfield Town Hall!
Just let us know to join our Christmas Club and start saving for Christmas 2020 (just £12/month will give you £144 towards the cost of Christmas next year).
Tickets for the panto are still available to purchase from the booking office here.
NewStyle Radio Wednesday 4th December
Great to talk again with LJ on New Style radio this morning, click here for the links to the topics we talk about today
Talk Money Week 18-22 November
Talk Money week is next week. We will be teaming up with Birmingham Council and others so come along and see us to talk about money and find out more about Advance Credit Union.
Monday 18th November 10am – 3.00pm at Newtown Shopping Centre
Tuesday 19th November 9.30am – 12.30pm at Falcon Lodge Community Hub and 1.30pm – 4.00pm at The Perry Tree Centre, Dovedale Road, B23 5BX
Plus we will be talking to Hafsha on UnityFM’s Get Families Talking
Christmas Club withdrawals 2019
Congratulations to all our Christmas Club savers – £90,000 saved this year! Our best ever!
Christmas Club withdrawals are now open from Friday 1st November until 31st December.
Three ways to withdraw your Christmas Club savings:
- Login to internet banking, select ‘Christmas’ in Share Withdrawals
- Download the withdrawal form here.
- Pick up a withdrawal form from our office
There is no fee charged for Christmas Club withdrawals.
Need to topup your Christmas Club savings with a Christmas loan? That’s OK, Members can apply for a loan until Saturday 14th December, applications received after that date may not be processed in time for Christmas.
Our loans start from £300, interest rates range from 9.4%APR to 42.6%APR. see our loans.
Solihull Council Staff 14th October 2019
Great to meet with everyone at the Solihull Borough Council Employee Wellbeing roadshow yesterday at Bluebell, Chelmsley Wood. If you missed it, you can still find out more here.
How can Advance Credit Union help?
Solihull Council staff and SCH staff can save regularly as a Payroll Saver. A great way to grow your savings with no effort. Simply join online, select the option to save from your payslip and we will do the rest.
JoinNeed some money for home improvements? car purchase? debt consolidation? household expenditure? Solihull Council staff and SCH employees can borrow up to £8,000 and able to make loan payment straight from your payslip. See our Life Events to see how we could help you. You can apply now, no need to save first.
Apply for a loanEngage Account – new sort code and account number
Members with an Engage Account should have received a letter from Engage notifying of your new Engage Account sort code and account number. Please note that your account number should be eight digits long, if your new account number on your letter only shows seven digits, there will be a missing ‘0’ from the front. e.g. account number ‘1234567’ should read ‘01234567’
Do please read the letter from Engage carefully. If you receive wages, benefits or any other funds directly to your Engage Account you will need to notify them of your new details now.
Not received a letter from Engage? Contact them info@engageaccount.com to update your contact details and ensure your letter is posted to the correct address.
If Advance Credit Union transfers benefits or funds to your Engage Account you do not need to make any changes; you will continue to receive your benefits as usual.
Find out more about the Engage Account.