Banca Carime
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Industry | Financial services |
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Founded |
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Headquarters |
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Number of locations | 216 (2015) |
Products | Retail banking |
Profit | (€20,849,283) (2015) |
Total assets | €7,154,337,171 (2015) |
Total equity | €1,054,675,528 (2015) |
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Number of employees | 1808 (2015 average) |
Parent | UBI Banca |
Capital ratio | 41.24% (CET1) |
Website | Official website |
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Banca Carime S.p.A. is an Italian bank based in Cosenza, Calabria. The bank is a subsidiary of UBI Banca. As of 31 December 2015, the bank had 216 branches (all located in Southern Italy), serving Calabria (84 branches), Apulia (93 branches), Campania (where Salerno located; 20 branches) and Basilicata (19 branches).
In 1999 the bank had 341 branches: 146 in Calabria, 45 in Basilicata, 122 in Apulia, 27 in Campania and 1 in Molise.
History
The bank was formed by the union of the saving banks (Italian: Cassa di Risparmio) of Calabria–Basilicata (Carical, found 1861[2]), Apulia (Caripuglia, found 1949),[3] and Salerno (Carisal, found 1956) by Cariplo. In 1996, Cariplo held 80% shares of Carisal and 63.71% shares of Caripuglia directly, as well as around 60% shares of Carical through direct ownership and through Fincarime, Caripuglia and Carisal.[4] In 1997, Fincarime was renamed to Banca Carime S.p.A. with Cariplo SpA owned 98.70% shares directly and indirectly, as well as Cariplo reached 100% ownership for Carisal, 96.05% for Caripuglia and Carical 99.88%. The three local banks were started to merged into one subsidiary Banca Carime on 1 January 1998.
Right after Cariplo merged with Banco Ambrosiano Veneto to form Banca Intesa on 2 January 1998, Caripuglia ceased to be existed that year,[5] followed by Carisal and Carical in 1999.
However, on 29 June 2001, Banca Intesa sold 75% stake of Banca Carime to Banca Popolare Commercio e Industria for €1.191 billion,[6] with Intesa retained 24.92% only. In 2002 Intesa sold the minority interests to Deutsche Bank, with a warrants issued by the German bank to BPCI to buy Carime at the same price, which the contract would last until 2006.[7] On 1 July 2003 Carime followed BPCI to become a member of Banche Popolari Unite (BPU). BPU also excised the warrants in 2005.[8]
On 1 April 2007 Carime became a member of UBI Banca due to another merger. At the same year Carime also sold 15 branches to Banca Popolare Pugliese, effective on 1 May.[9]
References
- ↑ "2015 Bilancio" (PDF) (in Italian). Banca Carime. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ↑ "Storia" [Story] (in Italian). Banca Carime. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ Saldutti, Nicola (4 March 1994). "CARIPLO conquista CARIPUGLIA". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ 1996 Consolidated Accounts of Cariplo S.p.A. (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- ↑ "Relazione sulla gestione, consolidata bilancio Banca Intesa 1998" (PDF) (in Italian). Banca Intesa. 5 May 1999. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ "2001 Half-Year Report" (PDF). Banca Intesa. 15 November 2001. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ↑ "A Deutsche Bank il 24% di Banca Carime". La Repubblica (in Italian). 7 October 2002. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ "Tutta Banca Carime in Bpu già dal 2005". L'Eco di Bergamo (in Italian). Sesaab. 2 December 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ "2007 bilancio" (PDF) (in Italian). Banca Carime. 5 May 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2016.