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Desjardins figures

Source: Desjardins Group 2008 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, 2008:

Total assets	$152 billion
Number of member caisses	513
Number of service centres	915
Membership	5,795,277
Number of elected officers	6,299
Number of employees	41,921
Number of automated teller machines	2,764
Surplus earnings after taxes and before member dividends	$78 million
Returns to the community (sponsorships, donations and bursaries)	$80 million

1. Excluding the federations and caisses of Manitoba and New Brunswick but including Desjardins Credit Union.