East Sussex Credit Union - Savings and loans for Brighton, Hove, Eastbourne and East Sussex

Welcome to our members' area
As a co-operative we are owned and controlled by our members. You have the right to stand for election as a director and can get involved in the day to day running of the organisation by volunteering with us.

Each year we hold an Annual General Meeting. Last year's AGM was held on 1st November 2007 and changes to our rule book were agreed with a copy of the new rule book being available online shortly.

If you have any comments or suggestions about the credit union please contact the office.

You can also read our latest newsletters: August 2005, November 2005, March 2006 and November 2006, September 2007 or our latest from March 2008.

Forms
Please note that we can only accept original signed versions of these forms and that identification will be required for most transactions. All forms should be returned to our main office, details of which can be found by visiting our 'contact us' page.

You can download the following forms as as pdf files*
Standing order	Share to loan transfer
Share withdrawal	Christmas loan application

If you are on one of our payroll deduction schemes, please visit our payroll section to download the relevant loan application forms. All other members should use the forms below:
About our loans	Loan application form
Please visit our loans page to find out more. If you would like to receive any form by email or through the post please contact us

*You will need to download adobe acrobat reader to view these forms.

Order a statement
Statements are sent out in March and September. Currently, for security reasons, you will need to phone the office on (01273) 234858 to order a statement if you want one in between these times. You can also come into the office and have one printed out. Please see our 'contact us' page for our opening times and address.

If you can't find the form your looking for, try our forms download page

This page was last updated on 7th May 2008.

News
4th August 2008
Positive changes to credit union legislation
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Kitty Usher, has just confirmed a range of changes to the rules governing credit unions that will allow us to offer a much broader range of services to our members. These include:

Making 'common bond' legislation more flexible - that means that even if you don't live or work in East Sussex you could still join our credit union in some circumstances
Enabling groups and not just individuals to become members - if your community organisation is looking for somewhere to bank that means you could choose the credit union
Allowing credit unions to pay interest on accounts as well as a profit sharing dividend - so we can offer more certainty about the return you could get on your investment with us
Removing the age limit, so that our junior members can also become full members of the co-operative

"These changes will make a real difference to the credit union", commented General Manager, Adrian Davies "We will be able to offer accounts that pay interest to people living outside of East Sussex, including many Housing Association tenants who do not currently qualify for membership."

The legislative changes are expected to be in place by July 2009