Private company

Caja Laboral

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.

Overview

1959Founded1
  • Industryeconomics of banking, financial services1
  • HeadquartersArrasate/Mondragón1
  • Legal formcooperativa1
EuskadikoKutxa
Photo: Imamon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

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

The story

Founded by José María Arizmendiarrieta in 1959.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20092,4171

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Net income

  • 201119.4M EUR1

Timeline

  1. Nov 1, 2012Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1959Founded Founded1

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