Spanish savings banks (Cajas de Ahorro) have had a long and distinguished history over more than 100 years of existence. They have served well the community and small businesses. However, they have been heavily affected by the 2007 banking crisis and they are on the verge of disappearing. Some...

The aim of the paper is to analyze the development of the Estonian credit and saving market, especially considering the sector of households and non-financial corporations, in order to reveal the potential of saving and loan association (SLA) to enhance the economic and social development...