District of Canterbury Credit Union

District of Canterbury Credit Union (DCCU) Ltd is a savings and loans credit union for residents and workers in the District of Canterbury local authority area in Kent, United Kingdom.

Founded in February 2005, it currently has around 250 members. The DCCU has branches in Canterbury, Herne Bay and Whitstable. It is regulated by the Financial Services Authority. The objectives of DCCU are to provide its members with free financial education, offer low-rate loans, and encourage thrift. Rowan Williams, the current Archbishop of Canterbury, is a member of the credit union and speaks of the merits of the credit union movement.^[1]

On the 23rd of September, 2011, District of Canterbury Credit Union merged with Kent Savers Credit Union.

See also

• North West London Credit Union

References

1. ^ Archbishop calls to protect the poorest from the effects of economic downturn. 25 April 2008.

External links

• District of Canterbury Credit Union official site
• Your credit union needs you! – Canterbury City Council
• Community Development: Credit Union – Canterbury City Council
• Select Committee on Treasury – Written Evidence by J. Cross – Publications.Parliament.uk
• Select Committee on Treasury – Written Evidence by A. Belsey – Publications.Parliament.uk