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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]
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The Desjardins Ontario Credit Union was formed 1 January 2020 with the merger of 11 Ontario Desjardins-affiliated credit unions, along with its federation, into one credit union [1] insured by the FRSAO. The credit union has 50 branches and 130,000 members. [1] [2] Billy Boucher is the credit union's first CEO. [3]
The first subsidiary of Desjardins Group was established in 1944 under the name of "Société d'assurance des caisses populaires" (SACP). In 1948, Desjardins Life Insurance, known today as Desjardins Financial Security (DFS), was created. In the post-war environment, they merged under a common name of Desjardins Insurance.
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
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On December 6, 1900, Desjardins and his wife, Dorimène Roy Desjardins, co-founded the first Caisse d'épargne Desjardins in Lévis and opened for business the following month. Later renamed Caisses populaires Desjardins (and today Desjardins Group), the organization was a forerunner of current North American credit unions. [1]
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.