Birr Credit Union
Ltd., is a member owned co-operative financial institution
which was founded
in 1968. Birr
Credit Union Ltd., now has in
excess of 9,000 members with total Savings in excess of
€ 42 Million.
Birr Credit Union
Ltd., has grown from a small
voluntary operated Credit Union offering limited services
to a large full time Credit Union offering a wide range of
services to its members. (see
list of services below)
A Credit Union is
an organisation of people – for people. It exists only
to serve the needs of its members- not to profit from
those needs. Credit Unions are non-sectarian and
non-political, and continue the Irish tradition of
co-operative self-help.
Membership of Birr
Credit Union Ltd., is open to
all who live or work in our “Common Bond”. (i.e.
in an area of 10 miles radius of Birr town).
Joining is easy
– Simply call in to our Office, complete a Membership
Application Form and
start saving. You are then on your way to enjoying all the
benefits of credit union membership.
The following
is a list of the Services offered to members;
Savings,
Loans, Life Savings/Loan Protection Insurance,
Repayment Protection Insurance, Home
Insurance, Motor Insurance, Travel
Insurance, Foreign Exchange Services,
Western Union
Money Transfer.
For more details
of any of these services call in to the office or give us
a ring.
OPENING
HOURS
Monday
to Saturday 10.00.
a.m.
to
5.00. p.m.
Open During
Lunchtime
Benefits
of Membership
Members of Birr
Credit Union Ltd., enjoy many benefits associated with
membership, including:
 | Control
over their own finances
| Encouragement
and advice on a regular savings programme
| Loan
availability at relatively low rates of interest,
which remain consistent even during times of economic
turbulence
| Security
of savings through the credit union’s fidelity
bonding, and through the Irish League of Credit
Unions’ Savings Protection scheme.
| Loan
Protection and Life Savings insurance at no direct
cost to the eligible member
| The
confidence that the credit union has no fees or
transaction charges
| The
knowledge that their own savings are being used within
their own community.
| The
option of taking out Repayment Protection Insurance on
loans to give the added security that
repayments will be met in the event of being
unable to work due to redundancy, sickness, accident
or serious illness. |
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More information
on Credit Unions in Ireland
is available from the Irish League of
Credit Unions’ website:
www.creditunion.ie
