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Jayniec_2
Jayniec_2 Posts: 4 Newbie
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I need a loan and I am told the only way to get one in my current situation is via a credit union. Don't you have to be a member first?

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  • katsu
    katsu Posts: 5,029 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    Call your local credit union and talk to them and they can advise you how long you need to save with them first or if they can offer you any help earlier.
    Debt at highest: £8k. Debt Free 31/12/2009. Original MFD May 2036, MF Dec 2018.
  • drew2k9
    drew2k9 Posts: 521 Forumite
    most ask you to save for a certain amount of weeks, then the first "loan" you take with them can only be a percentage of what you have saved already, then after a while you can borrow more i think.
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