If you are a cooperative benefits administrator or involved in the oversight of any of the cooperative-owned accounts invested at Homestead Funds, we’ve created this list of the most common questions and answers for you.
We have a dedicated phone line set up just for cooperative benefit professionals. If you don’t see what you are looking for here, contact a Homestead Funds representative at 800.258.3030, option 3.
Entity Account
Cooperatives use entity accounts for many different purposes, from establishing scholarship funds to funding future equipment purchases. The term “entity account” can be applied to many different types of account registrations, but generally it means an account owned by the cooperative.
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