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The Desjardins Group (French: Mouvement Desjardins, pronounced [muvmɑ̃ deʒaʁdɛ̃]) is a Canadian financial service cooperative and the largest federation of credit unions (French: caisses populaires) in North America. It was founded in 1900 in Lévis, Quebec by Alphonse Desjardins. [2]
The Caisse populaire de Caraquet was the first to issue a cheque, in 1950. The Union coopérative acadienne was founded in 1955 (it later became the Conseil acadien de la coopération, in 1980). A new headquarters was inaugurated in Caraquet in 1955. Term deposits were first offered in 1965. The Fédération adopted its first logo in 1973. [1]
Desjardins Financial Security (DFS) is the life and health insurance arm of Desjardins Group, the leading financial institution in Quebec and the largest cooperative financial group in Canada. DFS registered a record-breaking revenue data in 2016, with a year-over-year increase of 12.5%. [ 3 ]
Desjardins (French pronunciation: [deʒaʁdɛ̃]) is a borough of the city of Lévis, Quebec. It was created on January 1, 2002. [1] It has three districts, corresponding to former municipalities: Lévis (the territory of the pre-2002 city) Pintendre; Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-De Lévy
Desjardins General Insurance (DGI) is the P&C insurance subsidiary of Desjardins General Insurance Group, itself a subsidiary of Desjardins Group.The brand is sister with Desjardins Financial Security, and both of them regroup under the banner of Desjardins Insurance.They now serve customers in three provinces of Canada: Quebec, Alberta and Ontario. [1]
Desjardins may refer to: Desjardins (surname), people with the surname Desjardins; Desjardins, Lévis, Quebec, Canada, a borough of the city of Lévis Desjardins Regional County Municipality, a regional county municipality which preceded the borough; Desjardins Canal, in Ontario; Desjardins Group, a Canadian association of credit unions
Prior to Desjardins appointment, B2B represented a mere 8 per cent of Laurentian's revenue and now, with $9 billion in deposits and $4.5 billion in loans, it accounts for 30 per cent of the bank's totals. Much of Desjardins success came from focusing B2B's efforts on key products and accommodating the needs of its clients, which now number 15,000.
Desjardins Group and ATB Financial are major regional financial institutions. Desjardins, a federation of 313 autonomous credit unions (French: caisses populaires), is one of the largest financial institutions in Quebec and also operates in some regions of Ontario with substantial Franco-Ontarian populations.