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Queen Elizabeth II
It is with great sadness that we join with the nation in mourning the death of Her Majesty The Queen. As a mark of respect, we will be closed on Bank Holiday Monday 19th September to enable staff and customers to watch the Queen's funeral. The government has...
Cost of Living Payments
We've put together a list of the support available to help increase your income. Find out more here Some of our Members are now receiving part 1 of the cost of living payment. You do not need to do anything; if you receive certain benefits you will receive £326 in...
Jubilee Bank Holiday
We hope you enjoyed the extended bank holiday weekend and the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. We are back open again as usual
Emily graduates from CUFutures
Congratulations to AdvanceCU staff member Emily, who graduated from the CUFutures course! The graduation ceremony was held at the recent ABCUL credit union conference in Manchester. CUFutures is run by the Credit Union Foundation, a 10 month intensive personal...
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...
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...