Smart Coop Competitors

Owned by you. Right by you.

Founded in 2008, and part of the parent organization Self-Help, we are a community development credit union. We serve anyone seeking affordable, responsible financial services, but are particularly committed to serving low-wealth and underserved communities and families. Our mission is to create and protect ownership and economic opportunity for all, especially people of color, women, rural residents, and low-wealth families and communities. Self-Help strengthens underserved communities by providing financing to homebuyers, nonprofits, childcare centers, community health facilities, public charter schools, and residential and commercial real estate projects. In total, Self-Help, Self-Help Federal Credit Union, and the entire Self-Help family have provided $7 billion in financing to more than 120,000 families, individuals, and businesses, and currently provide basic financial services to more than 117,000 individuals.

Founded in 1916, the Association of U.S. Cooperatives (U.S. Co-ops), formerly the National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International (NCBA CLUSA), is the primary voice in the United States for people who use cooperatives to build a better world. Through advocacy, development, public awareness and education, U.S. Co-ops works to develop, advance and protect cooperative enterprise, empowering people and communities to build shared prosperity and well-being.