Common Cents is a special feature of Cooperative Federal's VISA Debit Card. Purchases made with Coop Fed cards generate "small change" for the credit union. This income is shared with local, non-profit groups that reflect our members' values.
Since 2013, US financial institutions have invested $344 billion dollars in companies involved with production of nuclear weapons.* Several of the leading investors are big banks where many of us have accounts, loans, or credit cards.
This essay is the first in a series of commentaries discussing community development not only from a national perspective but also from a point of view focusing on our own Syracuse community.
Perspectives is a series of blogs written by Carl Mellor, our volunteer writer. Each article will explore community development on both a national and local level.
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Coop Fed will be closed on the Monday following New Year's Day. Please note that our Westcott Street branch will open during regular hours on New Year's Eve (Saturday, December 31).
On November 30, 2016, Cooperative Federal's Board of Directors unanimously passed the following resolution in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux people.