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Georgia credit unions deliver more than $217m in direct financial benefits to members

Figures from CUNA also show the more favourable interest rates offered by the sector on mortgages…

Canadian crop farmers merge with US farm co-op Land O’Lakes

'The WinField United ownership model will be a great way to attract new member-owners and increase…

Organic milk co-op forges European co-op alliance

Chairman Nicholas Saphir struck a confident note on Brexit, saying the deal with co-op Eko Holland…

USA’s top 100 co-operatives of the year named by National Cooperative Bank

The highest revenue earner was Minnesota-based agri-co-op CHS Inc, which made $30.3bn

Co-operative Impact conference: How to make the most of platform co-ops

Keynote speaker Nathan Schneider used several examples of the model to show how it could improve…

How co-ops have a financial and non-financial impact across the US

At the Co-operative Impact conference in Virginia, delegates were told co-ops 'are the best kept secret…

Co-op Group donates £50,000 to its Fairtrade producers hit by Hurricanes Irma and Maria

The Group, which has already contributed to Co-operatives UK’s disaster fund, is giving the money to…

Cannabis producers form co-op for ‘socially responsible’ retailing

As the government of Alberta implements a plan to legalise the sale of cannabis, a group…

Hawaiian energy co-op unveils plans for ambitious solar power and hydro storage project

Kauai Island Utility Co-operative will invest millions of dollars in infrastructure improvements and ongoing maintenance on…

Electric co-ops stepping in to fill America’s rural broadband gap

Rural co-op bank CoBank has released a report outlining lessons from the efforts the movement has…

Credit union response teams at work in devastated Puerto Rico

Three federal credit unions have yet to report on their status in Puerto Rico and the…

Desjardins Foundation supports Éducaloi’s school services

The charitable arm of the credit union association is donating $25,000 to support legal education services