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Credit unions: what it offers and who it suits

Checked 21 Oct 2026Credit unions's own pages and the Central Bank register.

Members of a credit union that offers mortgages, often with no breakage fee on overpayments. Each credit union sets its own rate, so none is in the table.

Regulated as
credit unions by the Central Bank of Ireland
How to apply
Direct only
Overpay on a fixed rate
No limit
Longest term
35 years, to age 70
Switcher offer
None listedOffers vary by credit union.
First-time buyers
Varies by credit union; not every credit union offers mortgages, and each sets its own rate.
Green rate
No separate green rate listed
The lender’s own rates page
www.creditunion.ie/what-we-offer/mortgages/

The offers above were read from Credit unions’s pages and secondary sources at launch and are to be confirmed line by line against the lender’s current terms.

Rates checked

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This lender publishes no single rate: each credit union sets its own. Ask yours.

How it compares

See Credit unions beside every other lender on the rates comparison, and check what a switch would save after fees with the switching calculator. Before you deal with any lender or advisor, check the Central Bank register.

Information, not advice. Nothing here is a recommendation; the right lender depends on your own circumstances, which only a lender or a regulated advisor can assess. Last checked 2026-10-21. MortgageWise is an independent site, not connected with the Central Bank of Ireland, Revenue, the Housing Agency, any local authority, any lender or any Government department. It is not a lender, a mortgage broker, a credit or insurance intermediary, a solicitor, a tax adviser or a financial adviser. It covers the Republic of Ireland only. Before you sign anything, talk to a solicitor and, for advice on a mortgage, to an advisor regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.