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Muller Diamond League athletics prize draw – We have a winner!
We have a winner of our prize draw for four tickets to the Muller Diamond League athletics this Saturday at the Alexander Stadium Birmingham. Congratulations to Kirsty! She says 'I never win anything, I'm very grateful'. We hope you and your family have an amazing day...
Bank Holiday Monday
Credit Union will be closed on Monday 2nd May due to the bank holiday. Enjoy the long weekend and we'll be back on Tuesday!
Covid-19 Guidelines
Covid-19 restrictions have now been relaxed, Covid is still with us, but declining in our region. If you haven't yet been vaccinated, or received your 6-month booster, you can book this online on the NHS website. Our customer counter is open from 10am -1pm Monday to...
Birmingham Forward Steps Conference
We are delighted to be at the Birmingham Forward Steps conference today, Monday 22nd November. In Birmingham 37% of children are living in poverty, that's 100,000. The Covid-19 pandemic has made things worse; a 4.7% increase. So many organisations in our city working...
Happy International Credit Union Day!
21st October is International Credit Union Day, the theme is 'Building Financial Health for a Brighter Tomorrow'. Advance Credit Union is one of 300+ credit unions in the UK, and part of a global network of credit unions and financial cooperatives serving millions of...
Provident closing – credit union could help
Do you, your friends or family borrow from Provident Financial? As Provident doorstep lending is closing, they are recommending customers join their local credit union. Recommend Advance Credit Union and we will do what we can to help. Find out more here. ...
New City Centre branch
Big day for us last week, we finally have the keys to our new branch on Corporation St in Birmingham city centre! Over the next few weeks we'll be fitting it out, recruiting additional staff and opening our doors to many more new credit union Members. Erdington branch...
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...
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.