About Us
Perth and Kinross Credit Union is now part of Scotwest, one of Scotland’s leading credit unions.
You can find out more about the merger here.
If you are not already a Perth and Kinross Credit Union member you can join Scotwest and find out more about the credit union here.
A potted history of credit unions
These cooperatives first emerged in the 1800 in Europe, formed to enable people to help themselves by relieving debt, reducing poverty and allowing the community to thrive. Credit unions today share the same ethos. The UK was a little later in embracing this movement emerging in Wimbledon and the Glasgow area in the 1960s.
Since then the credit union philosophy of self-help has proven very popular. In the UK, over a million people have recognised the value of credit unions, with total savings of well over £100 million. There are thousands employed in the sector and many more thousands involved in the movement as volunteers.
