Credit Unions

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Housing and Local Government – in the Senedd at 2:48 pm on 13 November 2019.

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Photo of Mohammad Asghar Mohammad Asghar Conservative 2:48, 13 November 2019

Minister, Newport Credit Union has pioneered a personal loan scheme to prevent more people from falling victim to high interest rate payday lenders. The family loan is an innovative scheme that allows members of a credit union to repay what they borrow directly from their benefits. Other credit unions in Wales are now following Newport's example. Minister, will you join me in congratulating Newport Credit Union on this scheme, and will you also commit to continuing to support credit unions in their work to prevent people from using payday lenders charging, in some cases, over 3,000 per cent more interest to some borrowers? Thank you.