Libro Financial Group, Libro, or Libro Credit Union Limited, is a co-operative financial institution. Libro's direction comes from its customers, who are referred to as owners. Libro is a full-service financial institution offering chequing and savings accounts, loans, mortgages, and investments along with financial coaching and advice for consumers, and farm and business owners. Deposits are insured by the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario (DICO).

Libro was founded in 1951 as the Dutch Catholic Immigrants in the Diocese of London. In 1953 the name was changed to St. Willibrord Community Credit Union and to Libro Financial Group in 2006. The credit union has grown and expanded across southwestern Ontario

Southwestern Ontario

Southwestern Ontario is a subregion of Southern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario, centred on the city of London. It extends north to south from the Bruce Peninsula on Lake Huron to the Lake Erie shoreline, and east to south-west roughly from Guelph to Windsor. The region had a population...

 through mergers with other credit unions in London

London, Ontario

London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...

, Blenheim

Blenheim, Ontario

Blenheim is a community located in south-central Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada, with a population of 4,800.- History :By 1783, there were French settlers in Detroit and Windsor. There were also settlers in the Niagara and Kingston region, but no real settlers to speak of in the Kent County region...

, Kitchener-Waterloo

Regional Municipality of Waterloo

The Regional Municipality of Waterloo is a regional municipality located in Southern Ontario, Canada. It consists of the cities of Kitchener, Cambridge, and Waterloo, and the townships of Wellesley, Woolwich, Wilmot, and North Dumfries. It is often referred to as the Region of Waterloo or just...

, St. Thomas

St. Thomas, Ontario

St. Thomas is a city in southern , Ontario, Canada. It is the seat for Elgin County and gained its city charter on March 4, 1881.-History:...

 and Wingham

Wingham, Ontario

Wingham is a community located in the municipality of North Huron, Ontario, Canada, which is located in Huron County...

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Today Libro has over 56,000 customer-owners and $1.9 billion in assets. There are 323 employees at 15 branches across southwestern Ontario (Arkona

Arkona, Ontario

Arkona is a community located in the municipality of Lambton Shores in southwestern Ontario near the Lambton-Middlesex county line, situated beside the Ausable River, on Former Kings Highway 79 , Arkona is roughly half-way between Thedford, and Watford...

, Blenheim, London, St.Thomas, Sarnia

Sarnia, Ontario

Sarnia is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada . It is the largest city on Lake Huron and is located where the upper Great Lakes empty into the St. Clair River....

, Stratford

Stratford, Ontario

Stratford is a city on the Avon River in Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada with a population of 32,000.When the area was first settled by Europeans in 1832, the townsite and the river were named after Stratford-upon-Avon, England. It is the seat of Perth County. Stratford was...

, Strathroy

Strathroy-Caradoc, Ontario

Strathroy-Caradoc is a municipality located just west of London, Ontario, Canada. It was created through the merger of the former township of Caradoc and the town of Strathroy in 2001. Its two largest settlements are Strathroy and Mount Brydges....

, Kitchener-Waterloo, Watford

Warwick, Ontario

Warwick is a rural township in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada, with a population of 4,025.Bisected by the Egremont Road that was surveyed to link London with the Lake Huron shoreline in 1832, the township began to attract settlers including those helped by charitable organizations, such as Lord...

, Wingham) and at the administration office in London, Ontario. Jack Smit has been President & CEO since 1988. He is also the Chair of the Central 1 board of directors. Jack announced in August 2011 that he will retire on January 31, 2012.

In 2007, Libro was awarded “Business of the Year” by the London Chamber of Commerce. In 2010 Libro was awarded the "Quality Award" by the London Chamber of Commerce. Libro is the “bank” in the I Luv London edition of Monopoly.

On June 4, 2010 Libro launched Young & Free Ontario with United Communities Credit Union.