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Advance CU is officially Cyber Essentials certified
We are pleased to announce that Advance Credit Union is Cyber Essentials certified. Cyber Essentials is a Government-backed and industry supported scheme that helps businesses to protect themselves against the ever growing threat of cyber attacks. The Cyber Essentials...
Christmas Loans 2018
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? the last date to apply for a Christmas loan is Saturday 1st December 2018. You can join as a...
A Matter of Life and Debt – BBC One
In case you missed it - A Matter of Life and Debt is a BBC documentary series about credit unions and other responsible lenders across the UK, telling the stories of people whose lives have been transformed by an ethical loan. The series is available on BBC...
Christmas Club withdrawals 2018
Congratulations to all our Christmas Club savers - £82,000 saved this year! Our best ever! Christmas Club withdrawals are now open until 31st December. Three ways to withdraw your Christmas Club savings: Login to internet banking, select 'Christmas' in Share...
Christmas Loans 2018
Thinking about Christmas already? Don't miss our Christmas top tips to help you get the most for your money this Christmas. To help members who want a Christmas loan top up, with effect from 1st October 2018 members may top up their loan if the outstanding...
Internet banking button
Not sure how that happened - the Internet banking button from the top of your screen seems to have disappeared - very sorry everyone, we know a lot of members use that to access their credit union Internet banking. While we try to find the old button again,...
Children staying in education after GCSEs? Tell the Child Benefit Office!
Are your children staying in education beyond 16 years? Then you must inform the Child Benefit Office every year. Child Benefit stops on 31 August after your child’s 16th birthday. Parents or carers can continue to receive child benefit If they continue within...
Bank Holiday Monday 27th August
Don't forget Bank Holiday Monday next week! Credit Union will be closed on Monday 27th August due to the bank holiday. Members expecting to receive Child Benefit and other benefits on Monday have been processed on Friday 24th August. We are open as usual on...
Phone and internet problems today 20th August – fixed
We have experienced some internet and phone problems today, seems to be all back to normal now. Thank you for your patience and we apologise for the inconvenience caused.
A Matter of Life and Debt – BBC One Wednesday 8th August
In case you missed - two episodes of A Matter of Life and Debt are now available on BBC iPlayer. The programmes were on Wednesday nights after The One Show. A Matter of Life and Debt is a BBC documentary series about credit unions and other responsible...