Eastern Savings and Loans Credit Union Limited

Reference number: 213756

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Scammers have impersonated this firm. The FCA has published 1 warning naming the fake phone numbers, emails and websites they used. See the warnings →

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When eslcu.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0333 600 0690 is
  • Who else gives the postcode IP2 8DF
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Other names (43)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Eastern Savings and Loans Trading name
  • Ipswich and Suffolk Credit Union Limited Former name
  • Ipswich Credit Union Limited Former name
  • Attleborough Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Babergh Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Breckland Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Broadland Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Bury St Edmunds Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Cambridge Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Cambridgeshire Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Cromer Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Dereham Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Diss Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • East Cambridgeshire Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Felixstowe Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Fenland Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Flagship Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Forest Heath Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Great Yarmouth Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Havebury Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Haverhill Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Huntingdonshire Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Ipswich Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Ipswich, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Credit Union Former trading name
  • ISCCU Former trading name
  • ISCU Former trading name
  • Lowestoft Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Mid Suffolk Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Norfolk Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • North Norfolk Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Norwich Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Peterborough Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Racing Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • South Cambridgeshire Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • South Norfolk Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • St Edmundsbury Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Stowmarket Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Suffolk Coastal Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Suffolk Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Thetford Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Waveney Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • West Norfolk Savings and Loans Former trading name
  • Woodbridge Savings and Loans Former trading name

Warning

Scammers have impersonated this firm

Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.

Fake phone numbers (1)
  • 01603 976920
Fake email addresses (1)
  • info@norwichsavings.co.uk
Fake websites (1)
  • norwichsavings.co.uk
The FCA warning these came from

Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money FSCS may apply
    Eligible deposits are typically protected by the FSCS up to £120,000 per person, per banking group.
  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (3 permissions)
  • Accepting Deposits
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.

Key dates in its history

Eastern Savings and Loans Credit Union’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (91)

2020

23 September 2020

  • FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm

FCA warning list

2014

23 May 2014

  • Changed its registered name from "Ipswich and Suffolk Credit Union Limited"

FCA register

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority from this date

FCA register

2005

3 August 2005

  • Changed its registered name from "Ipswich Credit Union Limited"

FCA register

2002

2 July 2002

  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

24 June 2002

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

In the full report: all 91 events

  • All 91 events in its history (7 shown here)
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  • All 91 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Eastern Savings and Loans Credit Union Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Eastern Savings and Loans Credit Union Limited (FRN 213756) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2002 and works as a bank or building society. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Eastern Savings and Loans Credit Union’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0333 600 0690 and the website eslcu.co.uk for Eastern Savings and Loans Credit Union. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Eastern Savings and Loans Credit Union a scam or clone?
Scammers have impersonated Eastern Savings and Loans Credit Union: the FCA has published a warning about fake versions of it, using contact details that are not the firm's. Only trust the details the FCA register gives for Eastern Savings and Loans Credit Union, shown on this page.
Is my money safe with Eastern Savings and Loans Credit Union?
It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Eastern Savings and Loans Credit Union to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Does Eastern Savings and Loans Credit Union use any other names?
It trades as Eastern Savings and Loans. It has previously used 42 other names, including Ipswich and Suffolk Credit Union Limited, Ipswich Credit Union Limited and Attleborough Savings and Loans.

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