MANCHESTER, U.K.–The Co-operative Credit Union here said it has adopted the global cooperative mark as part of its new brand and color scheme. The credit union, which also uses the .coop domain, launched the new look at its annual general meeting here. It is chartered to serve the employees and retirees of cooperatives.
Chartered in 1998, the credit union has lent £30 million to its 8,000 members across a number of different co-operatives across Great Britain since that time. It has grown to seven permanent staff members and 25 volunteers who manage more than £5 million of members’ savings and outstanding loans of £2.5 million.
Over the past five years, the credit union has experienced an increase in membership by 64% with assets doubling as well.
“Our new look and feel reflects the credit union’s close relationship with the co-operative sector in its widest sense,” said Co-op Credit Union Operations Manager Andrew Davey. “It signals the latest in a series of updates and improvements to our member service, including new and improved online account access where our members can check balances, make self-serve withdrawals and send secure messages, with a new speedier online loan application to be added soon.”
The co-operative mark was developed by the International Co-operative Alliance as a global identity for the co-operative movement. The logo was designed by Calverts, a London based design co-operative.