Our Rates
Year-end dividends are calculated from income and are credited to the Member Account and Notice Plus Account annually, following the Annual General Meeting. Interest is paid on the ISA and the Reserve Account quarterly.
This page shows our rates for savings and loan products. To find our mortgage rates, please visit our mortgages page.
Savings accounts that earn a dividend
The previous gross dividend rates for our savings products:
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| 1.75% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 1.25% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
This account is closed to new applications. However, existing members who already hold a Notice Plus Account will continue to earn a dividend.
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| 2.75% | 2.8% | 2% | 1.75% | 2% | 2% |
Savings accounts that earn interest
This account is closed to new applications. However, existing members who already hold an ISA will continue to earn interest.
| 1st May – 31st July 2020 | 1st August – 31st October 2020 | ||
| Tax Free Rate | AER Rate | Tax Free Rate | AER Rate |
| 1.39% | 1.4% | 1.29% | 1.3% |
Tax Free Rate is the contractual rate of interest payable where interest is exempt from income tax.
AER stands for Annual Equivalent Rate and illustrates what the interest rate would be if interest was paid and compounded once each year.
Reserve Account
| 1st April – 30th June 2020 | 1st July – 30th September 2020 | ||
| Gross Rate | AER Rate | Gross Rate | AER Rate |
| 1.29% | 1.3% | 1.19% | 1.2% |
Gross rate is the contractual rate of interest payable before the deduction of income tax at the rate specified by law, currently 20%.
AER stands for Annual Equivalent Rate and illustrates what the interest rate would be if interest was paid and compounded once each year.
Interest Rates on Loans
Loan rates apply from 1st May 2020
| Type of loan | Rate (APR) |
| Member Loan Under £5,000 £5,000 – £6,999 £7,000 – £19,999 £20,000 – £35,000 |
9.9% 7.9% 6.9% 7.9% |
| Debt Consolidation Loan Under £5,000 £5,000 – £25,000 |
9.9% 8.9% |
| Student Officer Loan | 5.9% |
| Budget Account | A monthly fee |
| Revolving Credit | 12.68% |
| Loyalty Loan | 5.5% |
| Holiday Loan | 10.9% |
| Christmas Loan | 10.9% |
| Commutation Loan | 9.9% |
| 70+ Loan | 9.9% |
APR stands for Annual Percentage Rate and represents the total cost of credit on a loan.
Please be aware that the maximum lending across all unsecured loans is £35,000.
Loans Information
| Fees | |
| Administration Fee | None |
| Early Repayment Fee | None |
| Default Fee | None |
| Interest | |
| Type of Interest | Fixed |
| Basis of Calculation | Daily |