New Zealand’s Co-op Bank pays customers $7.225m over excessive fees

The bank was found to have charged 12 unreasonable fees across its lending products involving home…

CBH Group sells 50% Interflour stake for $169m

The Western Australian grain co-op will use the proceeds from the sale of the Southeast Asia…

UK regulators promise reforms to help grow financial mutuals sector

Pledges include a review of credit union law and the launch of a Mutual Societies Development…

US farm co-op Central Valley Ag reports $35.2m profit

In its annual report, the co-op set out capital investments over the year alongside community support…

ILO works with co-ops to tackle child labour in Lebanon

The UN organisation worked with the government's co-ops department to deliver training on how to deal…

Co-ops get a mention in Reeves’ budget – with a guarded welcome from sector

Measures on business rates and a call for evidence get the thumbs-up but there are concerns…

Housing co-operator David Rodgers honoured for service to movement

'Few figures have shaped the modern co-operative housing movement as profoundly,' says CCH

Co-op Group pledges £1bn to economy after Reeves budget

Measures include cost-of-living pricing in stores, spending pledges with UK food producers, store openings and targeted…

Channel Islands Co-op’s climate targets win backing of SBTi

The society has pledged to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its entire value chain by…

Lincolnshire Co-op sees annual trading profit halved to £5m after ‘tough year’

The report pointed to increased costs including National Living Wage and NI contributions but turnover remains…

Co-op Group pledges £70m for the creation of 7,000 apprenticeships

The Group wants Skills England to collect socio-economic background data for apprenticeships to help policymakers target…

Channel Islands Co-op shares £49k among local causes

This is fifth year of the fund, which has seen an overall total of £375,553 donated…