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Birmingham Forward Steps
Presentations today with Birmingham Forward Steps and our partners The Illegal Money Lending Team and Thrive Together Birmingham. Understanding financial poverty and how Advance Credit Union can support families with...
Customer counter open
From Monday 12th April our customer counter is open again from 10am -1pm Monday to Friday for new Members and those who are unable to use internet banking. Do please use internet banking if possible so we can keep the counter free for new Members and those unable to...
0.5% Dividend Paid
This year's dividend was agreed at the AGM on 27th February and has now been credited to Members' credit union savings. 0.5% - that's a better return than most high street banks!
Members AGM 27th February 2021
Thanks to all our Members who joined us on Saturday for our first virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM). The documents for the meeting are now available online to view and download here.
Covid-19 Lockdown update 5th January 2021
From Tuesday 5th January we are again under tighter restrictions to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. The customer service counter will be closed from Tuesday 5th January, customer service will continue by webchat, email and phone with staff being home-based. Do please...
Christmas Club withdrawals 2020
Congratulations to all our Christmas Club savers - more than 300 of our Members have saved £113,000 this year towards Christmas, another record! Christmas Club withdrawals are now open from Friday 1st November until 31st December. Due to Covid-19...
Christmas Loans 2020
It will soon be Christmas, so don't miss out on our Christmas top tips to help you get the most for your money this Christmas. Not a credit union member? We have now passed our cut-off date. You can still apply and we will do our best, but you may not receive...
Face covering required
From Friday 24th July customers must wear a face covering when visiting Advance Credit Union.
VE Day 75th Bank Holiday Closed
We will be closed on the Bank Holiday Friday 8th May for the VE Day 75th anniversary celebrations. Benefits due on Friday have been processed on Thursday 7th May. Note that share withdrawal requests made after 4pm Thursday will not be processed until...
7 Reasons to join a credit union
We asked Richard, one of our new board members why he thought people should join a credit union. This is what he said... 1) Big enough to be secure but small enough to care We are local and are small enough to know many of our members personally. However, we operate...