Installation taken down in Glengarriff, west Cork within 48 hours

Residential retrofit lending ‘best opportunity’ for credit unions to grow

Submission proposes that the sector be able to lend in groups on larger transactions

‘Credit unions remains heavily dependent on unsecured personal lending’

With large players exiting, ‘niche’ is where competition may lie in future

SEAI said access to finance ‘can be a barrier’ to residential retrofitting as it approved fund

Cork County Council accepted €26,250 refund with plans for new statue in place

Deposits up 7% to €16.3bn in year to September

Minister for Finance announces significant reductions to two main regulatory charges

Association wants to ensure borrowers are not penalised for missing loan payments

Pilot scheme indicated users borrowed average of €10,000 for home improvement

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe looks to amend legislation to increase interest rate cap for credit unions

Review will look at whether to facilitate investment of members’ funds elsewhere

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