The economy may be affecting your plans to build an energy efficient home – but other consumers are taking advantage of low construction costs and are investing in a less energy-dependant future.
If financing is holding you back, you may be interested in hearing how some New Hampshire banks are doing compared to the national economic situation. Over Thanksgiving weekend Manchester’s WMUR Channel 9 ran a segment called “NH’s Business”, hosted by Fred Kocher, interviewing two finance experts, K. Mark Primeau, President and CEO of Laconia Savings Bank, and Russell Thibeault, President of Applied Economic Research.

New Hampshire currently has 37 state chartered banks and credit unions – and interestingly, most are still actively writing residential and commercial loans. “Despite national economic problems, things in New Hampshire look reasonably good,” says Thibeault. Why? Because of conservative operations and lending procedures in the past, “New Hampshire banks are… (Read the rest of this article at the following article source link for the full story)

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