348. Co-ops helping co-ops
Coop Name: National Cooperative Bank | N° of Employees: 350 |
City: Arlington | N° of Members: 2600 |
Country: United States | Year of formation: 1978 |
Website: http://www.ncb.com | Twitter: Link |
Facebook: Link |
NCB, FSB (NCB), a federally- charted savings bank is the only bank in the United States dedicated to delivering nationwide banking products and solutions to cooperatives and other member-owned organizations throughout the country. Serving both rural and urban neighborhoods, NCB is a leader in supplying grocery, health care, education and housing solutions to the nations communities that are most in need. What makes NCB unique is that the bank was created to address the financial needs of an underserved market niche people who join together cooperatively to meet personal, social or business needs, especially in low-income communities.
This video is part of Co+op, Stronger Together’s “Lights, Cameras, Co-ops” series sponsored by the National Co-op Grocers Association celebrating 2012 International Year of Cooperatives and hosted by celebrity chef Kevin Gillespie. In this episode, follow Kevin as he visits Davis Food Co-op in Davis, CA, and the City Bella residencies in Richfield, MN and learns about the impact the National Cooperative Bank has in creating community and member investment for various types of co-ops all around the nation. Visit our website at www.strongertogether.coop or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/coop.strongertogether.