Latest News

20 Jul 2023

July Newsletter

In our latest newsletter members can read about our recent milestone of 10,000 members, Loan Agency of the Year Award, attending Civil Service Live, and a farewell to long-serving staff members. 

03 Jul 2023

10,000th Member Story

We were thrilled to be able to get in contact with our 10,000th member, a 31-year-old employee of HMRC.

27 Jun 2023

Co-op Fortnight Campaign Article

We recently teamed up with Cooperatives UK and Reach PLC to bring an article to their Business Live page highlighting 1st Class Credit Union for the UK-wide campaign, Co-op Fortnight.

26 Jun 2023

10,000 Members

For the first time in our 31-year history, we have matched our founding members’ ambition by increasing our credit union to over 10,000 members.

05 Jun 2023

New Direct Debit Process

That's why we’re delighted to announce an exciting enhancement to our direct debit process. With this update, we aim to provide you with increased convenience, clarity, and peace of mind when it comes to managing your payments.

25 Apr 2023

1st Class Credit Union Members’ Satisfaction Survey 2023

In early March we conducted a survey to understand a bit more about our members’ needs and now we are sharing the results with you

13 Apr 2023

April Newsletter

27 Jan 2023

Newsletter January

Dear Members, ‘I hope that this newsletter finds you well. It’s hard to believe that we are heading into summer, the time seems to have flown by so...

Secured Loan

New lowest rate

New lowest rate

APR 4.8%

Borrow between £1000 – £20,000 against your share balance, which must be the value or higher than the applied amount, and you’ll receive your loan at the lowest interest rate we offer!

Keeping your savings while borrowing against them is a no brainer! Especially when all loan profits are paid back to the member.

Do you want a reward for working hard to build up your savings? Then our Secured Loan is for YOU!

Just some of the benefits of borrowing from 1st Class CU

Borrow against your share balance

Access our new lowest interest rate of 4.8%

Build up your savings while repaying the loan

Payment Support when you need it

Try out our quick and easy loan calculator below

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This calculator is for illustrative purposes only, to give you, the borrower, an overview of the potential cost of borrowing. The Credit Union, or any of its staff, cannot be held responsible for any errors. Please note that this calculator only provides an indicative quote and actual repayments may vary.

Terms & Conditions

Please read our full Terms & Conditions before applying for a loan application.