Financial anxiety costs UK businesses an estimated £6.6 billion annually in lost work time and poor concentration. Yet, when absence rates spike, employers usually focus on standard metrics like physical sickness or workload burnout. While benefits like cycle schemes are widely promoted, the true driver of empty desks is often left out of the conversation: … Read more
AGM 2026 Update: A 2% Dividend for Our Members Following our recent Annual General Meeting (AGM), we are pleased to share some of the key highlights from another positive year for Citysave. As we continue to grow and evolve, our commitment remains the same: providing straightforward, ethical financial services that put our members first. A … Read more
Citizen Housing is one of the UK’s most prominent social housing providers, managing more than 30,000 homes across the West Midlands and employing a dedicated workforce of almost 1,300 people. With a core mission to provide homes that are a foundation for life, the organisation recognises that its own people are the primary drivers of … Read more
We are delighted, as part of our planned improvements, to be fully operational in our new Home in Central Birmingham, which enables us to further protect our customer data. Huge thank you to Sean Lynch for the project planning and implementation. We are now even better equipped to provide straightforward, ethical financial services, through modern … Read more
Citysave have had another successful year raising money for our chosen charity. With most of our staff being passionate animal owners, we decided to raise money for Wythall Animal Rescue who are based in Birmingham. The Sanctuary help neglected, mistreated and homeless animals find a second chance of love. We hope our donation of £200 will … Read more
We are delighted to be able to help and Tenants and Landlords alike with the rent settlement challenges presented by Universal Credit and are pleased to be able to announce a formal partnership with Bournville Village Trust (BVT) and Birmingham City council to run pilot schemes over the next few months. Arthur Tsang from BVT commented; … Read more
Dear Citysave Member, Citysave Credit Union Annual General Meeting Trading year September 2022/23 Date: Monday 18th March 2024 Time: 6-7pm Venue: Online via Microsoft Teams (a link for the meeting will be shared with registered attendees closer to the date of the meeting) Order of Business at the Annual General Meeting (Rule 43) If you … Read more
Last year the Financial Inclusion Centre published new research report called Getting Workforces Saving: Payroll Schemes with Credit Unions The research looked at the scheme with two major employers in the Yorkshire region and the researchers we able to conclude the following: In addition to the report, the centre make over 40 Policy recommendations. Some of … Read more
Citysave recently visited North Warwickshire Borough Council House to attend the Cost-of-Living Engagement Forum with several other support agencies in the region. At the event the Chief Executive for the council pledged to join Citysave. Steve Maxey – Chief Executive said “The council is very proud of the employee benefit scheme in place with Citysave … Read more
Our new mobile app is available to download from the relevant app store. You will be able to view your balances, make share withdrawal requests, update your details and much more! Please note – You will need to create new online login credentials using your existing member number and your old online member area credentials will … Read more