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Founded by José María Arizmendiarrieta in 1959.1
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Spanish credit union
Caja Laboral Popular Cooperativa de Crédito or Caja Laboral (In Basque: Euskadiko Kutxa, in English: Workers' Credit Union) was a Spanish credit union established in 1959 as part of the Mondragon Corporation and headquartered in Mondragón, in the Basque Country of Spain. The major financial provider behind the Basque cooperative movement, Caja Laboral covered the financial segment of Mondragon and provided banking and financial services to its customers through a network of over 370 branch offices in the Basque Country and beyond.2 It was founded by José María Arizmendiarrieta.1 It ceased to exist in 2012.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Caja Laboral Popular Cooperativa de Crédito or Caja Laboral (In Basque: Euskadiko Kutxa, in English: Workers' Credit Union) was a Spanish credit union established in 1959 as part of the Mondragon Corporation and headquartered in Mondragón, in the Basque Country of Spain. The major financial provider behind the Basque cooperative movement, Caja Laboral covered the financial segment of Mondragon and provided banking and financial services to its customers through a network of over 370 branch offices in the Basque Country and beyond. With over 1800 employees (who were actually the partners-owners of the bank following the cooperative philosophy of shared ownership and stewardship), Caja Laboral generated annual revenue in excess of €330 million.2
Founded by José María Arizmendiarrieta in 1959.1
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