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US federal credit unions could be allowed to serve legal cannabis businesses

In light of potential regulatory changes, the National Association of Federally Insured Credit Unions has released…

Alberta co-op plans to disrupt traditional investment methods

Local Investing YYC supports local entrepreneurs with a business opportunity in need of investment

US credit unions respond to Trump’s housing finance reform

Credit unions must have guaranteed access to the secondary mortgage market and that access must be…

Desjardins removes certain single-use plastic products

In three months the group avoided the purchase of 30,000 plastic water bottles

New online course explores pathways towards a Co-operative Commonwealth

The course is aimed at newcomers to social change work as well as veteran activists, practitioners,…

How co-ops can help communities guard against climate change

A new report by the Democracy Collaborative looks at how community wealth building can help neighbourhoods…

Desjardins services now available via Google Assistant

'It’s another innovative way for our members and clients to interact with us, and another way…

US federal credit unions sector outperforms banks

Credit unions continue to expand their lending to small businesses while banks' small business lending is…

CULedger teams up with IBM to offer blockchain services to world’s credit unions

'A co-operative model that helps improve the member experience while benefiting all credit unions is the…

Whatever happened to the International Summit of Cooperatives?

Tony Patterson, from Co-op Canada Accelerator, investigates the fate of the high-profile Quebec event

Desjardins to distribute CA $253m to its members in dividends

The amount represents a six-year record

Learning about Fairtrade from coffee producers in Guatemala

Jennie Simpson shares her experience visiting Fairtrade coffee co-operatives