Loans from £500 to £15,000
Available to existing Hoot members only
8.7% APR on the reducing balance
Save while you borrow
No set up fees, late payment penalties or early settlement charges
Free life insurance on the loan
(subject to rules)
Representative Example
Borrowing £1000.00 over 12 months will cost £87.20/month. Cost of Credit is £46.20. The total amount repayable is £1048.20 which includes interest at 8.7% APR. (Final payment will differ).
The figures given above are for illustrative purposes only. The actual repayment amounts may vary subject to the loan amount, date of first payment and status. You should only take out a loan if you are certain you can afford the repayments. Over 18 only.
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Are you eligible for a Secured Loan?
Please read the following before applying for a loan with Hoot Credit Union to avoid any potential negative impact on your credit file.
You are more likely to be accepted for a Secured Loan* if you:
- are 19 years or over
- are an existing Hoot member with a savings balance of over £500
- can afford to make the repayments
- agree to save with the credit union while repaying your loan
You are less likely to be accepted if you:
- can’t prove a regular source of income
- have had defaults or CCJs in the last 2 years
- have missed credit repayments in the last 6 months
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Not already a Hoot member, or savings less than £500?
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All loan applications are subject to an affordability and credit check. Please see the Terms and Conditions tab for more details on how we do credit checks.
We regret that are unable to offer a loan if you are currently on, or have been on an Individual Voluntary Arrangement or Debt Relief Order in the last two years, or have been declared bankrupt in the last two years.
You must already be a member to apply for this loan.
*Meeting these criteria does not guarantee acceptance. Interest and repayments depend on individual applications and will be made clear to you when signing the loan agreement. Late repayment of loans can cause you serious money problems. You should only take out a loan if you are comfortable you can afford the loan and can repay on time. Applicants are expected to save with Hoot while repaying their loan.
Applying for a Top Up?
If you already have a Loan with Hoot you can apply for a Top Up six months after your loan started or you had your last loan.
If your last loan was less than 6 months ago you will not be eligible to apply.
All loan applications are subject to an affordability and credit check.
If you are not sure when you are eligible to top up please contact us.
Six months since your last loan? Click Apply to continue.
Loan Terms & Conditions
1. You agree to repay the loan to Hoot Credit Union and pay interest on the unpaid balance at the agreed rate. Interest will be charged on outstanding balances on a daily basis.
2. You agree to make payments at the agreed frequency and will continue to do so until the loan and interest have been repaid in full. If you miss a repayment, you will incur additional interest on the loan. The first payment will be due on the date agreed in the loan agreement.
3. If you don’t make your payments on time we will contact you to find out why. The interest on your agreement is based on you paying on time. If you miss payments you may end up paying more interest than on the agreement. If you stop paying your loan we can ask you to repay the whole loan at once. If you stop repaying your loan and we have to take steps to contact you for repayments, we may add the cost of chasing you to the amount owed to us.
4. If your loan is in arrears we have the right to take any savings you have towards the repayment.
5. You have the right to settle the Agreement early at any time by paying in full the balance of the Loan and any unpaid interest outstanding. Hoot Credit Union will, on request, provide you with a written statement of the sums which have been paid and which remain outstanding under the agreement.
6. You agree to keep at least the equivalent of the outstanding balance of your loan as security against the loan.
7. You agree that you will inform us immediately if you give or receive notice of termination of employment, change of address or any other circumstance which will affect my ability to make the agreed loan repayments, so that alternative methods of payment may be arranged.
8. You must be a member of Hoot to be eligible for a loan. If your loan application is successful, and you are not already a member, you agree to become a member of Hoot Credit Union.
Credit reference and fraud protection agencies
We may use credit reference and fraud prevention agencies to help us make decisions. What we do and how both we and credit reference and fraud prevention agencies will use your information is detailed in the leaflet: A condensed guide to the use of your personal information by ourselves and at Credit Reference and Fraud Prevention Agencies. If you would like to read the full details of how your data may be used please CLICK HERE, phone 01204 365 024, or ask one of our staff. By confirming your agreement to proceed you are accepting that we may use your information in this way.
Further Information
All loans are subject to approval and availability of funds.
Your personal details will only be used in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
Your personal details will only be shared with licensed credit reference agencies and for debt recovery or fraud prevention purposes, should this be necessary.
Free Loan Protection Insurance
We have a group life insurance policy that may cover your loan in case of death. You don’t have to pay any premiums for the cover, it’s covered by us on our group insurance. Claims are subject to terms and conditions, restrictions apply based on age and cover limits. Find out more here.
How do we make a decision?
Loan Decision Process
Please Note: If you already have a loan with Hoot you are not eligible to apply for any other loan.