Loans Additional Information

  • You must save regularly for at least 13 weeks or 3 months and have attended an Education Meeting (normally held in the Credit Union on the first Tuesday of each month at 6.30pm) before applying for a loan. You need to bring your Ballyhackamore Credit Union book and photographic ID to this meeting.
  • You need to complete a loan application form and hand it to a member of counter staff. Proof of earnings/copies of bank statements/Signed Audited Statement of Accounts may be required. You may also be asked to provide a guarantor.
Type of Loan Loan Details
First Loan
  • You can borrow up to twice the amount of your shares
  • You cannot borrow more than £2,000 above the value of your shares e.g.
Amount of Shares held Maximum amount you can borrow
£300 £600 (twice the amount of shares)
£1,000 £2,000 (twice the amount of shares)
£3,000 £5,000 (capped at £2,000 above the value of shares)
*Subject to the discretion of the Credit Committee
  • All first loans must be paid in full before further loans will be considered
Second Loan
  • You can borrow up to three times the amount of your shares*
  • You cannot borrow more than £5,000 above the value of your shares e.g.
Amount of Shares held Maximum amount you can borrow
£500 £1,500 (three times the amount of shares)
£1,000 £3,000 (three times the amount of shares)
£3,000 £8,000 (capped at £5,000 above the value of shares)
*Subject to the discretion of the Credit Committee
Subsequent Loans
  • You can borrow up to three times the amount of your shares
  • You cannot borrow more than £10,000 above the value of your shares
  • The maximum loan available is £20,000

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