Retrofitting your home – Marie’s story

Reading Time: 2 minutesDo you want to reduce your bills? Retrofitting your home and improving its energy efficiency is an effective way to achieve this. Here at South Manchester Credit Union, we can support you in reaching this goal. We offer a Green Loan to our local community – hear how this has benefited Marie’s finances. What is […]
Retrofit your home – Keith’s story

Reading Time: 2 minutesRetrofit your home! It is great for your finances and the environment. Here at South Manchester Credit Union, we offer a Green Loan to support our members through their journey to a more efficient home. Keith is a member who wants to reduce his bills and create a positive impact on his local community. Hear […]
Local Savings for Local Communities – Jennifer’s story

Reading Time: 3 minutesHere at South Manchester Credit Union, we exist to support the members of our local community with fair financial services. We know that saving today leads to a secure future, but you don’t have to take our word for it – hear it from our members. Jennifer is a long-standing member. In the face of […]
“South Manchester Credit Union are the reason my family dog is alive”

Reading Time: 2 minutesJennifer, a longstanding member, recently opened up to us and shared a deeply emotional and heartfelt story. “South Manchester Credit Union are the reason our family dog is alive. I say family dog because she is a member of the family and has been since she was 6 months old. We are her second home […]
Local Savings for Local Futures – Alina’s Story

Reading Time: 4 minutesHaving savings can be a godsend when we need it most in adult life. Whether it’s an unexpected bill, a washing machine on the blink, or covering yourself for Christmas, a rainy-day fund can dig you out of tricky situations and take you one step further to achieving your goals. Alina’s financial journey with us […]
Make the most of our workplace savings scheme – Jackey’s story

Reading Time: 2 minutesJackey is a member of our community who works for a local housing trust, Southway Housing. She is a devoted mum of three who has saved with us here at the credit union for years now. Because of Balance, our workplace savings scheme, Jackey can sit back and relax while her savings grow securely here. […]
Saving through your salary – Ruth’s story

Reading Time: 2 minutesRuth is a member who makes use of our workplace savings scheme, Balance, to build up her savings here at the credit union. She has been a member here for over 10 years! However, if you are new here don’t worry – getting your savings growing through your wages is simple and convenient. How Ruth […]
Local Savings in a Local Ethical Savings Account – Lawrence’s story

Reading Time: 2 minutesHere at South Manchester Credit Union, we will never stop talking about saving. We encourage our members to save into their ethical savings account, as alongside them we believe building a strong savings habit is important for the future. Not only do savings allow you to be prepared for life’s ups and downs but tucking […]
Local Savings for Local Social Impact – Sandy’s story

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs a community credit union, we exist to support our members, however, our members also support us. By saving in the credit union, you are directly creating a social impact and allowing us to continue to improve the financial well-being of our local community. A member who knows this all too well is Sandy; she […]
Local Money for Local Students – Stephen’s story

Reading Time: 4 minutesThrough our work here at South Manchester Credit Union we support local students. Stephen is a member who moved to the UK from Nigeria to complete his studies and pursue his passion for business development. Stephen faced financial hurdles Stephen had achieved his undergraduate degree in Nigeria, and he continued his postgraduate studies here in […]