Information for employees

Salford Credit Union welcomes Payroll members

If you work for one of our Supportive Employers Salford Credit Union can provide a safe and convenient way to save and borrow

We offer:

CONVENIENT PAYROLL SAVINGS

  • Savings or loan repayments taken automatically from your wages on Payday
    • So you’re not tempted to spend it
    • And savings build up automatically
  • Available savings can be sent electronically to your bank account
    • We don’t pay interest but when we make enough profit at the end of each year a dividend is paid to members

EXCLUSIVE PAYROLL LOANS

  • Access to some of our most competitive loan rates
  • No early repayment fees- you can repay the loan early if you can afford to
  • Interest is charged on your outstanding balance so will decrease with your decreasing balance
  • We can often help people who don’t have great credit scores

MEMBER FOCUSSED AND ETHICAL

  • We encourage you to keep saving regularly even while repaying your loan-building up a nest egg
  • A way for you to help yourself and your work colleagues and keep money in your local community by supporting your local financial co-op

Become a Payroll Member now

-You will need your National Insurance number and bank details.

  • Check your employer is one of our Supporting Employers- see list of employers below
  • If your application is successful we send you a Welcome Pack in the post and will also email you a Payroll Deduction form
  • To get Payroll member benefits you must complete and return your Payroll deduction form
    • Provide your employee details and say how much you will save
  • We contact your Employer and get your Credit Union payments set up
  • The payments will start from the first available Pay Day. Your Payroll department cut off dates might mean first payment not in the first month.

Exclusive Payroll loans- lower rates than our standard loans

  • You can apply for a Payroll loan NOW if you are employed by one of our Supporting Employers- if your loan is approved you will automatically become a member
  • Check you can afford loan repayments by using our Budget Planner SCU Budget planner to check your income and outgoings
  • Interest rates for Payroll loans are LOWER than our standard loans (conditions apply)
    • Loans of £500-£4999 at 19.9% APR
    • Loans of £5,000- £6999 at 12.68% APR
    • Loans of £7000-£10,000 at 7.5% APR

IF YOU WANT A PAYROLL LOAN BUT ARE NOT YET A MEMBER

ALREADY A CREDIT UNION PAYROLL MEMBER? GREAT!

REPRESENTATIVE EXAMPLE: Borrow £2000 over 24 months at 19.9% APR. Pay £101.66 each month on the loan. Total interest £439.59- repay £2439.59

AND-because we are a credit union, we encourage you to save. By the time you’ve paid off your loan you would have also saved a very useful nest egg- you benefit twice!

Help yourself, your colleagues and your local community- choose Salford Credit Union for your Savings and Loans today!

Apply for a loan

NOT A SCU MEMBER? Apply here
ALREADY A SCU MEMBER? Apply here

*Our Loan calculator is for illustrative purposes only.

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Supporting Employers.

Current Supporting employers

Employees of the following organisations who live or work in Salford, North Manchester and Prestwich (see map) may pay into the credit union by payroll deduction

  • Salford City Council
  • Salford Community Leisure
  • Salix Homes
  • ForHousing
  • Pennine Acute Hospital
  • Manchester Mental Health & Social Care Trust
  • North Manchester General Hospital
  • Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
  • Aspire Intelligent Care and Support
  • Salford Clinical Commissioning Group