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Credit Unions are different from banks, NAFCU tells Congress

The feud between credit unions and banks continues in the USA

Electric co-ops respond to Hurricane Dorian

Co-ops in south-eastern states are ready to respond to potential outages

Cannabis and co-ops, from farming to banking

The liberalisation of cannabis laws in Canada and the US has brought opportunities for co-ops –…

Project Storm Break funding goes to credit unions hit by Hurricane Dorian

The money will be used to help credit unions in the Bahamas so they can quickly…

Astronaut Chris Hadfield to launch Desjardins’ Cooperathon 2019

‘I’m very proud of the programme we’ve put together. It relates directly to our values of…

Jamaican credit union awards grants to 29 students

‘Manchester Co-operative Credit Union believes in our people and the value of education and that is…

Toronto housing co-op receives $2.2m from Canadian government

‘With this funding, we are able to give a helping hand to individuals in need’

Co-op sector responds to joint statement of purpose from global corporations

NCBA Clusa CEO Doug O’Brien insisted co-ops are still the main businesses building an economy for…

Price wars, mergers, demutualisations: Hard times for the dairy co-op?

After the sale of New Zealand’s Westland co-op, we take a look at the dairy sector…

REI leisure co-op expands credit cardholder benefits

The US retailer is now offering 2% back on mobile wallet purchases an extra savings on…

US agricultural co-ops continue to consolidate

Between 2007 to 2017, an average 70 co‑ops were consolidated each year, with farmers demanding greater…

Filene pledges to transform US credit unions through cutting edge research

Each centre will focus on an area of research, such as data governance or consumers' changing…