Fedecrédito operates as a financial intermediary providing its 55 cooperative members (48 Cajas de Crédito and 7 Bancos de los Trabajadores) with credit. These cooperatives in turn lend to micro and small enterprises. Fedecrédito is the country’s leader in microfinance.
Further activities are the supervision of social cooperatives, the assistance of members in their relations with the monetary authorities and the provision of technical assistance in a wide range of activities.