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Credit Union Prize Saver – an opportunity to win £5,000 every month

By CLCU Editorial | October 17, 2019

Central Liverpool Credit Union has launched a Credit Union Prize Saver Account. The Credit Union Prize Saver is the savings account with monthly prizes. We’ve long been aware of the contrast where people on limited incomes buy lottery tickets but don’t manage to save for future needs. Despite the chances of winning the lottery being…

Free training courses

By CLCU Editorial | September 3, 2019

The Women’s Organisation is the largest developer and deliverer of training and support for women in the UK. They offer FREE personal development courses. Change it: Progress to Success Looking to boost your confidence and overcome barriers for a positive future?  ‘Change it: Progress to Success’ is helping Liverpool women build their confidence and make…

Prize Linked Savings Accounts – coming soon!

By CLCU Editorial | July 1, 2019

In 2018 the Government announced it would be piloting a Prize-Linked Savings Scheme for credit unions. Central Liverpool Credit Union is delighted to announce that it will be one of 15 credit unions piloting this initiative. We’ve long been aware of the contrast where people on limited incomes buy lottery tickets but don’t manage to…

Annual General Meeting

By CLCU Editorial | June 7, 2019

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING WEDNESDAY 19TH JUNE 2019 AT 5.30PM If the weather is nice the Annual General Meeting will be held in our garden. If not we’ll hold in in the foyer at Head Office, 141 Park Street, Liverpool L8 6QF. All our members are invited to the AGM of Central Liverpool Credit…

A big thank you to our volunteers

By CLCU Editorial | June 4, 2019

Central Liverpool Credit Union wouldn’t function if it wasn’t for our hard-working volunteers. In fact, the Credit Union wouldn’t have got off the ground at all without unpaid help. Our founders spent hundreds – if not thousands – of hours planning, training, applying and setting up Central Liverpool Credit Union. Today our volunteers help us…

We are simplifying our loans

By CLCU Editorial | March 28, 2019

Later this week – and before launching online loan applications – we are simplifying our loan products. Member loans We want to reward savers with a reduced rate of interest. If you’ve been a member of the Credit Union for more than two years AND have more than £500 in savings you can apply for…

Applying for loans online

By CLCU Editorial | March 14, 2019

From April you will be able to apply for a loan online. We will always welcome people into our offices. But from April you will be able to apply at a time and place of your choosing, including from your mobile without the need to download an app. We’ve made this process as simple as…

International women’s day

By CLCU Editorial | March 7, 2019

On International Women’s Day, please vote for your favourite Liverpool social campaigner. We are hosting the poll on our Facebook page. You can read about the entries here. When considering all of the entries below, we want to also give credit to all those that have inspired us at the credit union. Here’s a selection…

Prize draw winners

By CLCU Editorial | March 7, 2019

Congratulations to our 30th anniversary prize draw winners. Every month between January and our 30th Annual General Meeting in June there will be a prize draw. We’re giving away £1,000 for each of our 30 years to adult members and £100 for each of our 30 years to young savers. There will be five monthly…

A chance to win £50

By CLCU Editorial | February 11, 2019

Between February and June we are running an extra prize draw. To qualify you must be registered for online account access. Having an online account enables you to check your balance, recent transactions and send us secure messages. Online share withdrawals and loan applications will be introduced soon. Everyone registered for online access will be…