The Landesbanken in Germany are a group of state-owned banks of a type unique to Germany. They are regionally organised and their business is predominantly wholesale banking. They are also the head banking institution of the local and regional bases Sparkassen (= saving banks).
- Bayerische Landesbank (BayernLB), Bavaria
- Bremer Landesbank Kreditanstalt Oldenburg-Girozentrale (Bremer Landesbank), Bremen
- 92,5 % owned by NORD/LB
- HSH Nordbank, Hamburg + Schleswig-Holstein
- Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW),
- BW-Bank – Baden-Württemberg Bank (Baden-Württemberg)
- Sachsen-Bank (since April 2008) (Saxony)
- Rheinland-Pfalz Bank (since April 2008) (Rhineland-Palatinate)
- Norddeutsche Landesbank - Girozentrale (NORD/LB),
- 75,1 % owned by BayernLB
- Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen (Helaba)
- owned by Landesbank Berlin Holding
External links[edit]
- http://www.faz.net (Bilanzsummen minus 1.809.100.000.000 Euro) (Stand September 2010) (Schuldenbremse Grundgesetz)