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Acceptance Criteria

You may not need to provide any documents if you have been saving with them regularly for 3 months
You don't need to have a good credit history
You need to be 18 years of age

It doesn't matter if you are employed, unemployed, on benefits, a carer, a homemaker or on Job Seeker's Allowance, anyone can apply
You don't need to have been a UK resident for any specified length of time
You don't need to have a bank account

You must live or work in the South West of Birmingham (principally the wards of Bournville, Selly Oak, Kings North, Northfield, Longbridge, Weoley and Bartley Green, part of Edgebaston ward including the University and the QE hospital sites) to becom

Loan Details

APR

9.4% - 26.8%

Representative APR

26.8%

Loan Amount

£50 - £10,000

Repayment Period

Minimum Term 6 months

Loans up to £10,000 - 3 years

Speed To Payout

Aim to process your loan within 7 working days

Arrangement Fee

No Fee

Payment Holidays

None Available

Payout Method

Cheque

Cheque payable to a third party

Transferred into your bank account

Income Protection Available

No

Areas Covered

Birmingham

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Loanfinder Ranking

231st for APR of 423 loans in the UK (See Lender League Table By APR)

About CommuniSave Credit Union

You must live or work in the South West of Birmingham (principally the wards of Bournville, Selly Oak, Kings North, Northfield, Longbridge, Weoley and Bartley Green, part of Edgebaston ward including the University and the QE hospital sites) to become a member.

Credit Unions offer a few different unsecured loans for any purpose. Their loans are fairly cheap and are based on your proven ability to repay, this is why they do a thorough check of your income and expenditures. You need to be a member but you can apply for a loan after you have been saving with them for 3 months or 13 weeks.

Your first loan can be up to twice your savings and is charged at an APR of 26.8%. Your second and any other loans can be up to 4 times your savings up to a maximum of £10,000. Your second loan is charged at between 9.4% and 19.5%, dependant on the length of membership and level of savings.

First you will need to become a member of the union. To apply for a loan, you must complete the application form that you can download from their website (see example below) and send it to their office along with evidence of your income and outgoings (see list below). A Loans Officer will review your application and they will let you know their decision within 7 days.

They aim to process your loan within 7 working days once they have received all the information they require. You cannot manage your loan online so if you need to make changes, you need to contact them in writing or pop into a branch. With credit unions, the money you are borrowing is the money of other members, so if you fail to make payments, they take this very seriously. Their opening hours are very limited, which makes it difficult for you to go in to organise all your documents and sign your agreement. On the other hand, they want to help you rebuild your finances if you haven't got a good history. Their rates are extremely low and their repayments are really small each month.

Main Office
Monday-Friday: 9:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday: 10:00am - 1:00pm

Selly Oak
Tuesday: 2:00pm-3:00pm

West Heath
Thursday: 1:00pm-2:00pm

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Thursday: 7:00pm-8:00pm

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Tuesday: 2:30pm-3:15pm

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Tuesday: 1:00pm-2:00pm

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Tuesday: 11:30am-1:30pm