Bergens Skillingsbank

Bergens Skillingsbank was a Norwegian bank based in Bergen, Norway. It was established as a savings bank in 1857, but converted to a commercial bank in 1919. In 1993 it took over Norges Hypotekinstitutt.[1] In 1997 it changed its name to Bergensbanken, the same year as the company upgraded its offices.[2] In 1999 it was bought by Handelsbanken and amalgamated.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Bergens Skillingsbank". Bergen byleksikon (in Norwegian). Bergen: Kunnskapsforlaget. 1999. p. 108.
  2. ↑ "Bergens Skillingsbank". Bergen byleksikon (in Norwegian). Bergen: Kunnskapsforlaget. 1999. p. 544.
  3. ↑ "Historie" (in Norwegian). Handelsbanken. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.


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