Desjardins Group

Canadian association of credit unions Desjardins GroupThe Complexe Desjardins in MontrealTypeCooperativeIndustryFinancial servicesFounded6 December 1900 (1900-12-06) in Lévis, QuebecHeadquartersLévis, Quebec, CanadaKey peopleDenis Dubois, President & Chief Executive Officer, Alphonse Desjardins, co-founderProductsBanking, checking accounts, insurance, stock brokerage, investment banking, asset-based lending, consumer financeRevenue Can$20.32 billion (2021)Net income Can$3.53 billion (2021)AUM Can$91.26 billion (2021)Total assets Can$397.09 billion (2021)Total equity Can$33.53 billion (2021)Number of employees 53,783 (FTE, 2021)Websitedesjardins.com 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 on December 6, 1900 in Lévis, Quebec by Alphonse Desjardins. While its legal headquarters remains in Lévis, most of the executive management, including the CEO, is based in Montreal. As of 2017, Desjardins Group consists of 293 local credit unions operating 1,032 points of service and serving more th