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Great Western Credit Union: Loans reviews

Name: Loans
Rating: 4.82 (1271 reviews)

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4.82

Based on 1,271 reviews, last reviewed 10th Mar 2026

2% increase in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

67% decrease in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

91%

Latest highest rating:

5

Very quick and easy .quick and easy I struggle with technology and still struggling to set up my account but was accepted quickly Reviewed on: 10th March 2026

Latest lowest rating:

2

Your site tells me to verify my email by submitting... Your site tells me to verify my email by submitting code.but you don't send code snd I have had several chats Reviewed on: 20th February 2026

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Great Western Credit Union offer three different loans – an Advantage Loan, a Consolidation Loan or a Personal Loan.

You can borrow between £100 and £15,000 and there are no hidden fees or charges.

Great Western Credit Union personal loan reviews help you find out what it’s really like to be a customer. If you’ve used Great Western Credit Union before, you can also leave a review and share your experience.

Great Western Credit Union Loans reviews (1271)

Review of the Great Western Credit Union, Loans:

Fantastic, quick easy and took steps to verify affor...

Fantastic, quick easy and took steps to verify affordability Reviewed on: 15th May 2025

Reply from Great Western Credit Union Hi Jack! Thank you for leaving such a great review and for the feedback, it's great to know you found the process quick and easy. If you need any support in the future please don't hesitate to get in touch. Best wishes, Emily Response date: 16th May 2025

When all else fails they came through!

I couldn’t really get a loan many places due to messing up my credit when young so they really helped me to get a small loan for me to do my children’s bedroom! And there savings scheme is AMAZING! Highly recommend! They will help you in any way they can when no one else does. Reviewed on: 8th July 2021

Fair Lending

The first time I was in need they helped me thru Unison and they never judge by credit score Reviewed on: 8th July 2021

Amazing service

Amazing service & very helpful. They do everything they can to help you with your enquiry Reviewed on: 8th July 2021

Great company!

Helped me out in a time of need, only took a few days from applying for the money to be in my account, lovely staff and just an all round great company. I would highly recommend them to anyone! Reviewed on: 8th July 2021

Great lender. Really helpful

A really great ethical lender, with brilliant staff and easy online process. Reviewed on: 8th July 2021

really love their employer partner scheme.

Loan rate was much better value than what I could get on the high street and I can repay direct from my salary Reviewed on: 8th July 2021

Excellent

Very easy to open account, set up and apply for a loan with decision within hours excellent service would recommend to anyone Reviewed on: 6th July 2021

Very helpful

Very helpful, with no addition charged added. Highly recommended Reviewed on: 30th June 2021

GWCU - Outstanding!!

Exceptional service, never feeling intimidated! Very relatable staff and environment. You feel as though you (the person) matter! Reviewed on: 28th June 2021

Always there to help

They have good customer service if you need help maybe with a loan they can help over the phone or via email I would recommend anyone I know to credit union Reviewed on: 28th June 2021

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