Fellesbanken
Industry | Banking |
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Founded | 1920 |
Defunct | 1985 |
Fate | Merged |
Successor | Sparebanken Oslo/Akershus |
Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
Number of employees | 661 (1977) |
Parent | Norwegian savings banks |
Fellesbanken was a Norwegian bank that existed between 1920 and 1985 with offices in Oslo, Norway. It was created as a central bank for the Norwegian savings banks as well as functioning as a commercial bank. It merged with Sparebanken Oslo/Akershus in 1985 to form Sparebanken ABC.[1] It is now part of DnB NOR.
History
Fellesbanken was created with two functions. First of all it was to function as a central bank for the savings banks of Norway. Originally, the savings banks of Norway were all independent banks without branches, though they still had a need for central banking functions.
It was not until after World War II that it became normal for savings banks to merge and the need for such a central bank depleted. Fellesbanken was also a commercial bank, and allowed the savings banks to have such a bank. Commercial banks had certain privileges that savings banks didn't, especially within the business sector. These privileges disappeared, and by the time of their merger they were non-existent.
In the 1970s Fellesbanken established branches in Bergen, Bodø, Kristiansand, Sarpsborg, Tromsø, Trondheim and Vadsø. After the establishment of regional savings banks Fellesbanken became redundant and a competitor, and in the 1980s the bank was made a savings bank. In 1985, it merged with Sparebanken Oslo/Akershus.
References
- ^ The Bankers' Almanac and Year Book. T. Skinner. 1986. p. 1354.
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