Savings

Helping Your Money Go Further

Whether you are saving for a holiday, Christmas, a grandchild or just for a rainy day, LVCU can help you plan for the future with a range of savings accounts tailored to suit your needs.

Benefits of Saving with LVCU

More and more people are recognising the benefits of joining their local credit union so why not make the right choice today and find our how much we can do for you.

  • Regular savings: you an choose the amount you save, whatever works best for you – weekly, fortnightly  or monthly.

  • You can save up to a maximum of £15,000.
  • Low cost loans: by saving with LVCU you can gain access to affordable loans with no administration or set-up fees and no early repayment charges.
  • Supporting your local community: Saving with us helps us to invest in the community and allows us to pool member savings to help other people in the community.  It remains your money but goes a long way to helping others.
  • Annual Dividends: Savings are eligible for an annual dividend, depending upon profits made and reserves met.

  • Yours savings are safe: LVCU is regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and is a member of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) so you can rest assured your money is protected. 

Explore Our Saving Accounts

ADULT SAVERS

We offer flexible, easy savings accounts.  Once you have become a member of the Credit Union, there are no monthly costs and you can make as many or as few deposits and withdrawals as you need.

COMMUNITY ACCOUNTS

Our Community Accounts are suitable for any community group, business or charity looking to bank deposits with ethical, flexible and community- based organisation.

JUNIOR SAVERS

Our junior savings accounts are perfect for anyone that wants to save for their children or grandchildren, under the age of 16.  The accounts pay an annual interest and can only be accessed by the person who has set up the account.

SCHOOL SAVERS

By working directly with schools, LVCU are able to offer a pupil led school savings scheme.  By combining financial education and family learning within the community we aim to help teach children from an early age the value of saving while learning valuable money management and life skills.

Join LVCU

By joining LVCU you will be investing in your community and by growing the business we can continue to develop our programmes dedicated to increased financial well-being.

It’s not just about ethical finance though.  Whether you are saving for Christmas, a holiday or just for a rainy day or perhaps considering a loan with the Credit Union, then we have a product to suit you.  Most importantly, because we are non-profit, all of this can be offered to our members in the most competitive and flexible ways.

Unlike a bank, credit union shareholders are the customers who use them and profits are shared equally amongst the members at the end of the year.

F.A.Q'S

Flexible Ways To Save
  • Deposit cash at one of our branches in Maesteg or Caerau.

  • You can withdraw at anytime. For large amounts please allow at least 3 days notice.

  • You can withdraw cash up to £300 anytime. Larger amounts can be ordered. Same day bank transfer available. 
Will My Savings Be Secure ?
  • In respect of deposits, an eligible depositer is entitled to claim up to £85,000.  For joint accounts each account holder is treated as having a claim in respect of their share so, for a joint account held by two eligible depositors, the maximum amount that could be claimed would be £85,000 each (making a total of £170,000). 

  • The £85,000 limit relates to the combined amount in all the eligible depositor’s account with the credit union, including their share of any joint account, and not to each separate account.

For further information about the scheme (including the amounts covered and eligibility) please ask at your local branch, refer to the FSCS website or call 0800 678 1100.