Source: Desjardins Group 2007 Annual Report
Desjardins Group is a sound and profitable organization as well as Canada's largest financial cooperative group.
Desjardins is the sixth largest financial institution in the country and among the best capitalized, and its credit ratings are comparable to those of major Canadian banks.
Desjardins Group figures 1
Information as at December 31, 2007:
Total assets |
$144 billion |
|---|---|
Number of member caisses |
536 |
In Quebec |
514 |
In Ontario |
22 |
Number of service centres |
919 |
Membership |
5,796,312 |
Number of elected officers |
6,545 |
Number of employees |
40,345 |
Number of automated teller machines |
2,769 |
Surplus earnings after taxes and before member dividends |
$1.1 billion |
Returns to the community (more than 60% of surplus earnings) |
$664 million |
Individual member dividends to members |
$592 million |
Collective member dividends (sponsorships, donations and bursaries)
| $72 million |
Money working for people
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