Avoid impulse shopping during lockdown
Credit Unions of Wales is warning people not to fall victim to online shopping impulses during the Covid-19 lockdown. The lockdown has shown that online shopping can be both... Read More
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Credit Unions Warn Of Lockdown Loan Shark Fears
Credit Unions of Wales is concerned that people suffering financial difficulties during the Covid-19 lockdown are at risk from high interest doorstep lenders. Following an Illegal Money Lending Unit... Read More
Benefit Your Business With Payroll Partnership
Credit Unions of Wales are encouraging more employers to become a payroll partner for the benefit of their workforce business, and the wider community. In a fiercely competitive job’s... Read More
Loan Shark Warning for Wales
The Wales Illegal Money Lending Unit is warning that loan sharks are likely to be taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic by offering loans to people who have been... Read More
Workforces benefit from payroll saving schemes
Saving directly from your pay is probably the easiest – and less painful – way of putting some hard-earned money aside for the future. And as we face a... Read More
Cambrian Credit Union Reacts To Brighthouse Closure
With the UK’s biggest rent-to-own operator – Brighthouse – in administration, the General Manager of Cambrian Credit Union Ann Francis is warning people – now more than ever –... Read More
Celtic Credit Union’s new Port Talbot branch is as easy to find as 1,2,3
As keyworkers, Celtic Credit Union staff in Port Talbot have gone the extra mile to keep their branch serving members throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, even when it meant opening... Read More
Credit Unions of Wales statement as Brighthouse goes into administration
With the UK’s biggest rent-to-own operator – Brighthouse – in administration, Credit Unions of Wales is calling on people to turn to responsible loan providers. Brighthouse faced a raft... Read More
How to repay a small credit union loan with benefit payments
Credit Unions across Wales offer their members a variety of small loans which can be repaid directly through their Child Benefit payments. The ethical savings and loans providers allow... Read More
Family loans for when you need a bit extra
Credit Unions across Wales offer small, family loans which help you with budgeting when you need a bit extra. Read More
Access to cash services
If you rely on cash services from your Credit Union and don't have a bank account, ask about pre-paid debit cards. Read More
Legal & General Sponsor CUW Awards 2020
Cardiff-based Legal & General is a category sponsor of this year’s Credit Unions of Wales Awards. The Awards will celebrate the contribution made by those volunteers, members, schools and... Read More
Engage Announced as Headline Awards Sponsors
Banking and Payment Service Provider, Engage is the lead sponsor of this year’s Credit Unions of Wales Awards being held later this year. The Awards will celebrate the contribution... Read More
Abcul Sponsors CUW Awards 2020
The Welsh Forum of the Association of British Credit Unions Ltd (ABCUL) is a category sponsor of this year’s Credit Unions of Wales Awards. The awards will celebrate the... Read More
CUW Awards 2020: Lifetime Achievement Award
Credit Unions of Wales Awards 2020: Lifetime Achievement Award. The third Credit Unions of Wales Awards will take place on Friday 2 October 2020. The awards celebrate the payroll... Read More
CUW Awards 2020: Access to Financial Services
Credit Unions of Wales Awards: Access to Financial Services. The third Credit Unions of Wales Awards will take place on Friday 2 October 2020. The awards celebrate the payroll... Read More
CUW Awards 2020: Workplace Champion
Credit Unions of Wales Awards: Workplace Champion. The third Credit Unions of Wales Awards will take place on Friday 2 October 2020. The awards celebrate the payroll partners, volunteers,... Read More
CUW Awards 2020: School Partnership
Credit Unions of Wales Awards 2020: School Partnership. The third Credit Unions of Wales Awards will take place on Friday 2 October 2020. The awards celebrate the payroll partners,... Read More
CUW Awards 2020: Volunteer of the Year
Credit Unions of Wales Awards 2020: Volunteer of the Year. The third Credit Unions of Wales Awards will take place on 2 October 2020. The awards celebrate the payroll... Read More
CUW Awards 2020: Member Making A Difference
Credit Unions of Wales Awards 2020: Member Making a Difference. The third Credit Unions of Wales Awards will take place on Friday 2 October 2020. The awards celebrate the... Read More
CUW Awards 2020: Payroll Partner (Third Sector)
Credit Unions of Wales Awards 2020: Payroll Partner (Third Sector). The third Credit Unions of Wales Awards will take place on Friday 2 October 2020. The awards celebrate the... Read More
CUW Awards 2020: Payroll Partner (Private)
Credit Unions of Wales Awards 2020: Payroll Partner (Private). The third Credit Unions of Wales Awards will take place on Friday 2 October 2020. The awards celebrate the payroll... Read More
CUW Awards 2020: Payroll Partner (Public)
Credit Unions of Wales Awards 2020: Payroll Partner (Public). The third Credit Unions of Wales Awards will take place on Friday 2 October 2020. The awards celebrate the payroll... Read More
Celebrate St David’s Day On A Budget
St David’s Day is a few days away and we like to celebrate our Welsh patron saint in style! Welsh cakes, daffodils, national costumes and leeks are all expressions... Read More
Don’t Let The Six Nations Have a Grand Slam of Your Finances
This year’s Six Nations Rugby tournament is well and truly underway with plenty of Welsh hwyl, heart-stopping tries and hopes for a win. With only England and Scotland left... Read More
St Valentine’s Day on a Budget
‘Love is a many splendoured thing’. ‘Love lifts us up where we belong.’ ‘All you need is love.’ None of these romantic songs claim that love is expensive, so... Read More
How Payroll Saving Schemes Help Staff and Employers
With one in eight people in the UK having no savings at all and one in three having less than £2,000 tucked away, employers can help improve the financial... Read More
Saving for Christmas Early isn’t Crackers!
The tinsel is back in the attic and the thought of preparing for next Christmas may sound crackers but January is the best time to start preparing, financially, for... Read More
Make Saving Money a New Year’s Resolution
A recent Credit Unions of Wales survey found that 84 per cent of people in Wales expected their finances to be stretched at Christmas, with one in three saying... Read More
Welsh Credit Unions “Punch Above Their Weight” in International Awards
Credit Unions in Wales ‘punched above their weight’ to scoop three trophies in an international awards ceremony. Cardiff and Vale Credit Union, Dragonsavers Credit Union and Credit Unions of... Read More