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Great Western Credit Union: Loans reviews

Name: Loans
Rating: 4.86 (1218 reviews)

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4.82

Based on 1,218 reviews, last reviewed 18th Feb 2026

33% increase in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

200% increase in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

91%

Latest highest rating:

5

Great service Helpful not difficult to apply Great service given Reviewed on: 18th February 2026

Latest lowest rating:

1

Wasn’t best false advertisement for rates and didn’t... Wasn’t best false advertisement for rates and didn’t offer much Reviewed on: 12th 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.

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Great Western Credit Union Loans reviews (1218)

Straight froward and easy.

Straight froward and easy. The whole progress was easy to follow Reviewed on: 13th October 2025

Reply from Great Western Credit Union Hi Tom, Thank you for leaving us such great feedback, it's good to know you found the process to be easy to follow. Best wishes, Emily Response date: 22nd October 2025

Very helpful.

Very helpful. Very prompt and professional Reviewed on: 13th October 2025

Reply from Great Western Credit Union Hi Andrew, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, it's great to hear you found our service to be prompt and professional. Best wishes, Emily Response date: 22nd October 2025

Amazing product and a huge support to me.

Amazing product and a huge support to me. Keep up your great job, please. Reviewed on: 10th October 2025

Reply from Great Western Credit Union Hi Izabela, We're so glad to hear we've been able to support you and thank you so much for your kind words. Best wishes, Emily Response date: 22nd October 2025

Fast response time and easy to apply

Fast response time and easy to apply Reviewed on: 10th October 2025

Reply from Great Western Credit Union Hi Gabby! Thank you for taking the time to leave us such great feedback, we really appreciate it. Best wishes, Emily Response date: 22nd October 2025

Easy to do great help and wonderful if you’re short...

Easy to do great help and wonderful if you’re short on money Reviewed on: 9th October 2025

Straightforward process

Quick, simple, straightforward . Relieved it was not too convoluted Reviewed on: 9th October 2025

Reply from Great Western Credit Union Hi Emily, It's great to hear you found our process to be quick and straightforward. Thank you for taking the time to leave us such positive feedback. Best wishes, Emily Response date: 22nd October 2025

Straightforward, easy and honest

Straightforward, no tricks, no up-sell, reassuring, no jargon, easy to apply Reviewed on: 7th October 2025

Reply from Great Western Credit Union Hi Colin, We're glad to hear you found our application process to be easy and straightforward and simple to understand. Thank you for leaving such great feedback. Best wishes, Emily Response date: 22nd October 2025

Thank you.

Other than the system timing-out on the banking verification, the process was clear and straightforward, with no problems. Reviewed on: 6th October 2025

Reply from Great Western Credit Union Hi Marcus, Thanks so much for your feedback! We're really pleased to hear that the process felt clear and straightforward overall. We are sorry about the issue you experienced with the banking verification timing out, we know that can be frustrating, and we’re always working to improve the experience. We really appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts! Best wishes, Emily Response date: 17th October 2025

Simple process with a trustworthy company

Very friendly and helpful team. Felt like they had a sensible approach to lending and didn’t allow me to borrow too much. They made the payment arrangement affordable and the paperwork was simple. Reviewed on: 5th October 2025

Reply from Great Western Credit Union Hi Di, Thank you so much for your kind words! We're really glad to hear that you found our team friendly and helpful, and that our approach to lending felt sensible and supportive. Making sure repayments are affordable and manageable for our members is really important to us, so it’s great to know that came through in your experience. Thanks again for taking the time to share your feedback! Best wishes, Emily Response date: 17th October 2025

Really good loan company easy to do and fast

Really good loan company easy to do and fast Reviewed on: 3rd October 2025

Reply from Great Western Credit Union Hi Kerys, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, it's great to hear you found the application easy and fast. Thank you again for the feedback. Best wishes, Emily Response date: 17th October 2025

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