The foray into solar lending at UMassFive College Federal Credit Union began with a desire to create a new loan product and simple Google search on “solar energy.” “If you want to grow at a pace that's a little better than average, you need to look for new opportunities,” says Rich Kump, CEO of the $500 million asset credit union in Hadley, Mass. “I had been keeping my eye on solar for about five years before we really got serious about it.” Kump; Scott Pellegrini, associate vice president of consumer lending at $2.7 billion asset Provident Credit Union in Redwood City, Calif.; and Paul Schwabe, finance analysis team lead at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a U.S Department of Energy (DOE) laboratory that focuses on finding solutions to energy challenges; joined the CUNA News Podcast to discuss solar loan programs, the demand for these types of loans, what the future holds for solar lending programs, and more. The views expressed in this podcast do not necessarily represent the views of the DOE or the U.S. government.