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US credit unions fight to stop new credit card legislation

Sector apexes warn proposed legal changes would harm consumers, weaken data security, and reduce access to…

Puerto Rico’s first electric co-op cleared to run its microgrids

The regulator has given the hydroelectric and solar co-op the green light to begin operating its…

New generation of Canadian housing co-ops breaks ground

New sites include the country’s largest co-op housing development in more than 30 years

US credit unions welcome restored federal funding for CDFIs

The CDFI Fund, along with a rolling loan fund for credit unions, had been axed during…

Minnesota agri co-op members approve merger

The unification of Farmward and Ag Plus co-ops will allow them to pool technical expertise and…

How immigrants are creating a new world in the shell of the old

Luz Zambrano and Ann Philbin look at how co-operation is helping immigrants contribute to US society…

Why co-operatives are built to deal with crisis

Zuraidah Hoffman looks at the emergency response by co-ops to severe weather and floods in Jamaica,…

New Mississippi land retention specialist for Federation of Southern Co-ops

Nya-Simone Caldwell has a 'strong foundation in property law, conflict resolution, and practical legal analysis'

2025 in review: Danilo Salerno

Director, Americas Region, International Cooperative Alliance (ICA)

2025 in review: Sonja Novkovic

Professor of economics and academic director of the International Centre for Co-operative Management at Saint Mary’s…

Land O’Lakes steps up hunger relief for holiday season

US dairy co-op Land O’Lakes has announced a $1m hunger relief investment to support rural communities…

Canadian credit unions sign up for digital transformation platform

Intellect Design Arena promises '“secure, seamless and frictionless digital banking experiences'