Larne Credit Union operates savings accounts for children in 3 primary schools and 1 nursery school and it is expected that this sevice will be extended to other schools in the future.
A teller from the Credit Union visits the schools each week to collect the money. The habit of thrift is thereby encouraged in the young school children. Parents like to enrol their children as minor members of the Credit Union so that they can take full advantage of adult membership when they are 16.