Manchester is known for its heart-warming community spirit. Strangers coming together in times of crisis, it truly is a place with love and camaraderie at heart.
SoundPound is a network of credit unions that places these very values at its core - offering financial help to those who truly need it, when they need it most, whilst also helping them to become more financially stable in the future.
Described as "the country's best-kept secret", credit unions are a little-known service which exist to help local people to access responsible loans and safer savings.
Credit unions are nonprofit, member-owned financial institutions which offer sustainable financial services to their members - providing an ethical and affordable alternative to high-cost lenders.
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