The savings bank Koblenz with seat in Koblenz is with a balance sheet total of nearly four billion euro the largest savings bank in Rhineland-Palatinate. It came out 1974 from the fusion of city and district savings bank Koblenz.

Legal form

The savings bank Koblenz is an institute of the public right. For its commitments is responsible for an unlimited period the Zweckverband, which is formed from city Koblenz and district Mayen Koblenz.

Line of business

The line of business has a surface of 353 km In the 28 cities and municipalities in the region Koblenz live approximately 196,000 inhabitants. The savings bank Koblenz maintains 51 offices, one mobile office, 72 money automats, 73 self-service terminals and 78 statement printers. With approximately 800 coworkers Institut is one of the most important employers in the region. (Conditions: 2006)

The savings bank Koblenz guarantees the supply of all citizens with financialeconomical achievements. Promotion of economy development and ensuring of locations are further goals of the In addition belongs in particular the financing of small and medium-size enterprises. In addition the savings bank Koblenz over donations and Sponsoring engages itself in considerable order of magnitude in the areas culture, sport, science and social as well as in the financing of the debtor consultation.

History

The forerunner of the savings bank Koblenz, the establishment of a pledge house, decreases/goes back to a decree from 20 April 1804 by the French Chaban. Koblenz had about 10,000 inhabitants at this time and belonged to France. Chaban equipped new Institut with 100.000 francs. After the Viennese congress 1815 worried Prussia about the pledge and pawnshop. 1828 are now borrowing and savings bank being called Institut responsible for the entire governmental district and remain until 1843 only Geldinstitut in the region. After that the city Koblenz had created 1845 its own pledge house, old Institut is dissolved and the urban savings bank open with a total deposit of 28.600 Talern.

1885 are created an urban savings bank in honour broad stone. Up to the incorporation of honour broad stone in the year 1937 it remains independent and comes then to the municipal savings bank Koblenz. To 26. March 1892 follows the establishment of a district savings bank for the circle Koblenz.

The First World War and the following occupation of the Rhine country by winner powers leave their traces with the circle and municipal savings bank. Both savings bank concentrate now mainly on the financing of food purchases and the family allowance by the local bodies. Because of the inflation of 1923 in Koblenz emergency money was published. After introduction of the pension Marks most accounts go down and the municipal savings bank prove only savings balances of 8.000 pension Marks.

In the Second World War the principal establishments of both savings banks in Koblenz are destroyed. Archives are burned out and valuable documents destroyed. The business concern of the municipal savings bank is operated in a branch in honour broad stone. The savings bank administration moves into different high shelters in the city. The district savings bank goes into a hotel to proud rock. After the war the Americans permit for the time being only the enterprise of the district savings bank, since she has still larger cash on hand. Taking from money off is forbidden.

With the currency reform 1948 all must deliver their existence of realm Marks. For the conversion only six days are available. Long queues form in the counter halls of both savings banks. 34,000 accounts are completed.

A new savings bank law comes into force 1958 and gives to the savings banks the possibility of developing by extracting from its strong entwinement with the guarantee carriers, for the first time like independent business enterprises. The law is the key to the enormous upswing of the savings banks.

On 1 July 1974 city and district savings bank fuse to the savings bank Koblenz. The fusion became necessary particularly because of the regional reorganization in Rhineland-Palatinate, gone in front. From the conditions the new savings bank is the strongest in the country.

A consequence-fraught bank robbery on the office giving village square occurred on 5 October 1982. Two bank robbers took long nine hostages to nearly 15 hours and captured 1.2 million Marks. In order to extort an escape vehicle, one shot the robber that only 19 years old banker Detlef Becker in the knee. At the consequences this deceased on 17 October at a pulmonary embolism. The authors were seized and condemned because of murder.

In the year 2004 the savings bank Koblenz celebrated its existence. The conversion to the new EDP system OneSystemPlus (OSP) of the savings banks computer science was successfully accomplished after long organizational preparations on 11 September 2005. Since 1 October 2005 the new collective agreement applies to the persons employed.

See also

• List of the savings banks in Germany
• Savings bank banking syndicate
• German savings bank and Giroverband

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