Capital Credit Union

Capital Credit Union (CCU) is celebrating a significant milestone, having facilitated over £1 million in green loans to support eco-friendly home upgrades for Scottish households. Since the launch of the initiative in September, hundreds of homeowners have been able to invest in renewable ener

Marlene Shiels, CEO of Capital Credit Union, has warned that Scots must build better financial resilience or risk financial disaster in the future. With many relying on credit and "buy now, pay later" schemes to cope with unexpected costs, Ms Shiels stresses the importance of building a financial sa

Edinburgh-based Capital Credit Union has praised the impact apprentices are having on the business, as it currently employs four apprentices and is encouraging other organisations to follow its lead. Chief executive Marlene Shiels said: “We’ve been employing apprentices for 10 years

Capital Credit Union (CCU) has partnered with Greener Energy Group to assist members in funding eco-friendly home upgrades like solar panels, heat pumps, and EV chargers. The partnership follows the successful launch of CCU’s green loan in 2023.

Capital Credit Union (CCU) has appointed Colin Thomson to the newly created position of head of growth marketing. This appointment comes during a period of record-breaking growth for the Edinburgh-based ethical financial services organisation, which has seen its lending exceed £25 million for

Edinburgh-based ethical financial institution Capital Credit Union (CCU) has announced that its loan book has exceeded £25 million for the first time in its 35-year history. The union has posted its half year results and revealed its loan book is up 25% on the same period last year, to stand a

Capital Credit Union (CCU) has just recorded its highest ever month of lending in its 35-year history. The Edinburgh-based ethical lender issued almost £1.1 million of loans in February, an increase of 36% on the same month last year.

Edinburgh-based Capital Credit Union (CCU) is offering football fans an interest free loan to buy their season tickets, in the first scheme of its kind in the UK. CCU has partnered with Hibs to offer the club’s fans an ethical, interest free loan to help spread the cost of supporting their tea

Marlene Shiels, chief executive of Edinburgh based Capital Credit Union, has been appointed to the Money and Pensions Services (MaPS) board. She took up the non-executive role from yesterday.

Edinburgh-based Capital Credit Union has appointed Samantha Homer as its new director of finance & compliance. Ms Homer joins the organisation having returned from an eight-year spell in Bermuda, where she held senior roles with AIG. Ms Homer previously qualified as chartered accountant with Edi

Edinburgh-based Capital Credit Union is set to become the first credit union in Scotland to launch a green loan. The organisation is to offer its new product – to be launched on Monday 11 October - in conjunction with a tree-planting initiative in the Highlands, in a move it expects to prove e

Capital Credit Union has scooped the top prize in a prestigious UK-wide consumer awards scheme. The Edinburgh-based organisation was voted Best Credit Union (North) in the Consumer Credit Awards run by independent review group, Smart Money People.

Capital Credit Union has appointed Charline de Dorlodot as its new head of business development and marketing to spearhead a drive to recruit new members and to support existing members struggling to cope with Covid related financial problems. Charline de Dorlodot was previously head of marketing at

Capital Credit Union is calling on the Scottish Government to appoint a financial wellbeing Tsar as part of a package of measures to help in the recovery from the Covid pandemic. The Edinburgh-based organisation says a three-pronged approach between credit unions, government and employers is needed

Marlene Shiels, chief executive of Edinburgh-based Capital Credit Union, has said that member-led organisations can play a vital role in helping millions across the country become financially resilient as lockdown ends. Ms Shiels says she fears a tidal wave of personal debt is looming with so much e