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Co-op Bank reports £477m loss and warns of more branch closures

The Co-operative Bank has reported an annual loss of £477m. This is lower than the £610.6m…

Credit unions are the original challenger banks, but can they take collective action?

Following a series of high profile setbacks, it seems like we’re approaching the end of the…

The Hive supports 100 groups in its first year

The Hive business support programme, led by Co-operatives UK in partnership with the Co-operative Bank, has…

A chequered history for the Co-operative Bank, but what’s next for co-op banking in the UK?

The Co-operative Bank markets itself as an ethical bank. It had the first customer-led ethical policy, provides free…

Co-operative Bank is up for sale

The Co-operative Bank has started a sale process inviting offers for all of its issued ordinary…

Obituary: Tom Agar, former Co-op Bank chair and Lincolnshire CEO

Tom Agar, 1931 to 2016 Lincolnshire Co-operative has released news of the death of Tom Agar, chief executive of the…

Indian co-operative bank responds to demonetisation by launching mobile app

A co-operative bank in Kerala, India, has found an innovative solution to the country’s liquidity problem…

CUEB gathering on ethical future of Co-op Bank

With new ownership at the Co-operative Bank, members and customers are asking whether the organisation still…

Former Co-op Bank chief executive admits misconduct

The Co-operative Bank’s former chief financial officer and chief executive, Barry Tootell, has reached a settlement…

Co-op Bank publishes targets for Women in Finance Charter

The Co-operative Bank has announced it is aiming for 40% female representation in senior management roles by 2020…

How should co-operative banks deal with the negative rates dilemma?

A small German co-operative bank, Raiffeisenbank Gmund, has introduced a negative interest rate on deposits. Well,…

The lesson behind the Austrian co-op banking disaster

Many European countries have co-operative banks. Germany’s Volksbanken and Raiffeisenbanken are perhaps the best-known, but France,…