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US credit unions ask for regulatory relief from new accounting standard

'A one-year delay will provide much needed relief by granting credit unions additional time to train…

Tax on government grants spells trouble for electric co-ops

'This issue cuts right at the heart of who we are as not-for-profit, consumer-owned, community-focused co-operatives'

Mississippi wholefood co-op re-opens after bankruptcy setback

‘We need our shareholders. Without them we’d still be trying to get set up’

US credit unions to include diversity as the eighth co-operative principle

'Our co-operative principles have guided us to fulfil our mandate and be a resource to all…

Co-op Impact conference to open with Champion award

Bette Brand, who works on a government support programme for rural co-ops, will be honoured in…

US co-op grocers support farming communities in Timor-Leste

A grant has enabled a coffee co-op to provide healthcare services to farmers in remote villages

Co-op sector requests Senate hearing on implementation of Employee Ownership Act

Co-ops are eligible for Small Business Administration loans but it’s difficult for a collective to meet…

US credit unions gather in Washington for national caucus

'You are our messengers and the stories that you tell on Capitol Hill are incredibly powerful'

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…