'Credit unions must go bigger'

The credit union sector is facing a difficult few years ahead, but Savvi boss Robert Cooper believes the future lies in community banks

Robert Cooper Pic: Fergal Phillips

CV: Robert Cooper

Role: chief executive of Savvi credit union

Age:53

Family: two adult sons

Currently reading: Inner Engineering: A Yogi’s Guide to Joy by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev (audiobook, for the second time)

Hobbies: avid sports fan, currently in a permanent state of tension over whether Liverpool’s league drought will end this season

In February, the members of one of Ireland’s biggest credit unions received a worrying letter. Savvi Credit Union – which ...