With their large, often unparalleled, retail outreach to otherwise underserved areas and populations, Cooperative Financial Institutions (CFIs) have significant potential to deepen financial inclusion in rural and marginal urban areas. Greater financial access (savings, credits, payments, among...

Our study examines the relationship between the management board compensation and corporate philanthropy in financial institutions. By analyzing a sample of 240 cooperative banks over six years, the research investigates the impact of management board compensation on the level and extent of...

This paper analyses lending behaviour and economic fluctuations in the Italian banking system as a whole and in the case of the Cooperative Credit Banks (CCBs) using time series data from 2000Q1 to 2022Q4. The specified models include the main determinants of loans to households and firms. In...

The study assesses the development of the cooperative banking sector in selected Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries against the average statistics of the segment in those countries. It also compares it to the largest European cooperative banking group in Germany. The article presents...

This study examined the influence of corporate governance characteristics: size, women on board, financial skills of members, frequency of meetings and financial skills of the supervisory committee on compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs). The study was premised on...

Although small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) contribute considerably to Germany's carbon emissions, regional savings and cooperative banks - SMEs' most important financiers - hardly consider this aspect in lending to these businesses. However, given Germany's commitment to climate...

The resilience of the German banking system is studied on the semiaggregated level from 1968 to 2022. We distinguish between Large Banks, Regional Banks, Landesbanken, Sparkassen and Credit Unions and study their z-scores as a measure of resilience in response to the monetary policy stances of...

After showing remarkable resilience to the negative effects of the 2007-2009 global financial crisis, cooperative banks have undergone a process of reform and structural consolidation almost everywhere in Europe over the past decade. Recognizing these changes, the paper provides an account of...

This paper examines the impact of credit data sharing among competitive banks of different sizes in open banking. Analyzing data from three predecessors of Bank of America, we find that information sharing enhances predictive capabilities and increases market lending profit as the network size...

The Covid-19 pandemic which started in early 2020 negatively impacted the socioeconomic environment due to the widespread incidence of the disease and lockdowns that were necessitated to contain its spread. The pandemic has lasted for more than two years with multiple peaks and troughs having an...

Credit unions represent an important part of the Canadian banking sector and, therefore, the Canadian economy. Outside of Quebec, at the end of 2021 credit unions held almost $280 billion in assets, representing about 7 percent of banking sector assets.While improving corporate governance has...

If banks' performance is to be be evaluated against the objectives they actually pursue, assessments of stakeholder-oriented banks should go beyond financial efficiency. Furthermore, also the environment these institutions operate in has to be kept in mind when interpreting levels of managerial...

The aim of the study is to establish and analyze the relationship between expenditure on corporate philanthropy and fi nancial performance of cooperative banks in Poland. The study covered 70 cooperative banks, where the level of expenditure on social activities was above the average in the...

In the Globalized World, it is not just the competition, but the principles of co-operation which takes the economies into win-win situation and rise the Standard of Living of the masses and total output in the world. The Global Mutual Co-operation of the economies can change the face of the...

ABSTRACTCredit cooperatives are cooperatives which primary mission is to provide its members access to financial services like lending and deposits. They take part in the goal of eradicating poverty by remaining sustainable in offering financial services through increased accessibility and...

Between July and December 2022, the European Central Bank (ECB) raised its key interest rate by a very substantial 250 basis points. This interest-rate shock presented the German cooperative banks as well as many other credit institutions with huge challenges. The cooperative banks suffered a...

Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks (UCBs) in India operate under the provisions of the Banking Regulation Act of 1949 – As Applicable to Cooperative Societies (AACS). Considering the large heterogeneity in asset sizes of UCBs and the absence of any regulatory cap on their leverages, the...

Primary Cooperative Banks, popularly known as Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs), are increasingly becoming marginal players in the Indian financial system as their clientele share is increasingly being taken away by other banks. Despite their localised presence in large numbers and an important...

The Saving and Credit Cooperative is a member-owned financial institution. The primary goal is to mobilize funds to improve the members' and society's socioeconomic position in order to generate profit within the community and its members. We examined the relationship between emotional stability...

Cooperatives are considered to have provided benefits and advantages for the community who are members of the cooperative especially, both households, community groups and business actors. However, with the development of the world economy, the existence of cooperatives is now considered to be...

This research is about the study of the Saving and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOS) employees’ personality traits, self-efficacy, and organizational commitment of Kathmandu district. The researchers have used Mini-IPIP five-factor model personality. The scale consists of 20-items short...

The aim of the research was to establish the relationship between expenditure on corporate philanthropy of cooperative banks and their financial performance.The estimated models indicated, inter alia, on the importance of corporate philanthropy in shaping the financial efficiency of banks. The...

This study empirically investigated the impact of emotional stability on self-efficacy and organizational commitment of Saving and Credit Co-operative (SACCOS) employees of Kathmandu. The total sample consisted of 400 employees (Males=152 & Females=248). The samples obtained from 112 SACCOS....

Credit risk management has been always a prime concern for different stakeholders since it is the most critical of all risks faced by depository institutions (DIs). Since regulatory prerequisite imposed to cooperative society (CS) is not standard as imposed to banks by the central bank, a number...

Today Urban cooperative banks are under tremendous pressure to perform to ever rising expectations of their shareholders, Employees, Depositors, etc. Banks must be made available to scrutinize their investors and the general public their financial statements. The maximum of Urban Co-operative...