Capital Credit Union

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

Edinburgh-based Capital Credit Union has been inundated with hundreds of enquiries after launching an online tool to help people with benefits claims. The credit union launched its benefits calculator after being swamped with calls from members unsure about what they were entitled to claim during th