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This study endeavors to indicate the best method for Poland’s cooperative (co-op) banks operating in rural areas to assess credit risk as an element of financial security. Retail customers’ data was used from rural co-op banks which had granted these clients credits in 2012 to 2014. The total of credit applications analyzed was 1,170. The data analysis confirms that the most effective method of rural client risk assessment for co-op banks considered in this study is the logistic regression model since this model shows a highly accurate efficiency in identifying ‘bad’ and well as ‘good’ clients.