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The first recorded British credit union was the Hornsey Co-operative, established 1964 in North London by Caribbean families, and is the foundation of what is now London Capital Credit Union. [4] Credit unions were popular in the Caribbean and large numbers of first generation Caribbean-British would become
The Co-op Credit Union is a not-for-profit member-owned financial co-operative, based in Manchester and operating throughout the United Kingdom. Thousands of its members all over the UK have access to affordable loans and savings products as well as member offers and financial wellbeing support.
London Capital Credit Union Limited is a not-for-profit member-owned financial co-operative, based in Archway and operating across London and the South East. Founded in 1997, by 2024, the credit union had over 16,000 members. A small permanent staff are supported by a team of volunteers.
Plaid Cymru also run a credit union that is constituted as a co-operative, called the 'Plaid Cymru Credit Union'. [63] UK cooperatives retain a strong market share in food retail, insurance, banking, funeral services, and the travel industry in many parts of the country, although this is still significantly lower than other business models. [64]
Co-operatives UK is a British co-operative federation described as "the central membership organisation for co-operative enterprise throughout the UK". [3] It was founded in 1870 as the Co-operative Central Board, changing its name to the Co-operative Union [4] before finally becoming Co-operatives UK following its merger with the Industrial Common Ownership Movement (ICOM) in 2001. [5]
Hornsey (FIA) Co-operative Credit Union Limited was a savings and loans co-operative, established in the Municipal Borough of Hornsey, now part of the London Borough of Haringey, in 1964. One of the earliest credit unions in the United Kingdom, it merged with London Capital Credit Union in 2013.
Text of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Act 2010 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. The Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Act 2010 (c. 7) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that received royal assent on 18 ...
Credit union federation S-Bank: Finland 2,900,000 [26] Cooperative supermarket bank S-Pankki (Finnish), S-Banken (Swedish) Belongs to the S Group retail cooperative Bank Australia: Australia: 125,000+ $3b: bank: Australia's first customer owned bank Navy Federal Credit Union: US: 3,004,352: 3.3: Credit union: Shared Interest: UK [27 ...