Hoot Credit Union
Messages from the CEO
Hear directly from the leadership team about our priorities, progress, and the issues that matter most to our members. These messages offer transparency, updates on our strategic direction, and reflections on how Hoot continues to grow as a member-owned credit union committed to strengthening our community.
It's obvious that saving for yourself is always beneficial to you. But did you know that when you save with your local...
Hoot credit union is a community-owned, co-operative financial services provider that provides a local focus to...
At Hoot we want to make applying for a loan as easy as possible, but we feel it is important that you understand what...
Now we have all ridden the storm of pandemic and cost of living crisis, 2024 is the year to start building our...
Christmas is looming and I am sure many of you are already getting organised, despite feeling the impact of rising...
Last year our regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, launched a new set of rules called Consumer Duty. The aim of...
Today I have been with Greater Manchester community credit unions launching the SoundPound Loan. Developed by the...
Everywhere you look it’s the cost of living crisis, and everyone is feeling the impact of rising prices and increased...
As I hear on the news today that the first cost of living payments will be made on July 14th, I thought about the...
Millions of people use buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms such as Klarna, Clearpay and Laybuy when shopping online or in...
Hoot, like many credit unions works with the National Illegal Money Lending Team in raising awareness of the dangers...
I thought this would be a good time to reflect on our achievements in the past 15 months and marvel at the resilience...
We often get asked about how we decide is someone gets a loan or not. Not everyone is successful when they apply for a...
Provident Financial has announced this week that is to close its doorstop lending business after a wave of...
What do we mean by financial well-being? You hear this phrase all the time, but do you know what financial well being...
How are you feeling a year on? Well here we are a year on from the start of the pandemic and, I don’t know about you,...
Did you know younger adults are more susceptible to financial scams? I was very surprised to learn this week that 16%...
Did you ever wonder why we call you members and not customers? It’s because when you open an account with Hoot you are...
It’s hard to believe that it has been three months since the effects of lockdown started to bite. Here at Hoot we are...
Well we’re into week four of lock-down now, I hope you are all keeping safe and well. I wanted to remind you, as a...