Credit unions and mutual building societies are committed to ensuring their members have access to information and advice about financial services and their personal budgets.
Abacus - Australian Mutuals has produced a series of free consumer education booklets to help improve financial literacy.
This series of booklets - called the "Take Control" series - are there to help with all aspects of personal finance from buying a house to protecting against identity theft and fraud. The booklets are free to download by clicking here.
Mutuals are also involved in designing and implementing financial literacy programs for school children and young people, adults, retirees and those about to retire, and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Through Abacus, credit unions and building societies also take part in national consumer awareness programs on issues from responsible lending to anti-fraud campaigns. Abacus is working with the Financial Literacy Foundation to support industry and government efforts to improve financial literacy levels in Australia.
Mutuals have a proud tradition of working to improve the financial awareness and circumstances of our members. The first credit union was formed in England in 1844, while building societies trace their history back to 1775.
Today, mutuals have an enviable relationship with their members and the community and use this connection to ensure that their financial literacy initiatives are focused on delivering positive, meaningful and achievable outcomes.
Please contact us for more information on the industry's many financial literacy programs.
Download a series of free consumer education booklets, with information on a range of subjects from budgeting to buying a property.