DZ Bank

Westendstraße 1, the headquarters of DZ Bank in Frankfurt

DZ Bank AG is the third largest bank in Germany by asset size and the central institution for more than 1,000 co-operative banks and their 12,000 branch offices. Within the Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken Co-operative financial network, which is one of Germany's largest private sector financial service organisations, DZ Bank functions both as a central institution and as a corporate and investment bank.

DZ Bank is an acronym for Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank (literally "German Central Co-operative Bank").

As a holding, the DZ Bank Group defines itself primarily as a service provider for the local cooperative banks and their 30 million or so clients. The DZ Bank Group includes DVB Bank, a transportation finance bank; Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall, a building society; DG HYP, a provider of commercial real estate finance; DZ Privatbank Gruppe; R+V Versicherung, an insurance company; TeamBank, a provider of consumer finance; Union Investment Group, an asset management company; VR Leasing; and various other specialized institutions.

DZ Bank is a member of CIBP, EACB, the Euro Banking Association and Unico.

DZ Bank is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany and maintains branches, subsidiaries and representative offices in key financial centers and economic regions worldwide. The DZ Bank building in Berlin, located at Pariser Platz 3, was designed by architect Frank Gehry.

DZ Bank also has one of the most significant collections of contemporary artistic photography which today comprises over 6,000 works by more than 550 artists.

In 2016 DZ Bank was merged with WGZ Bank, the central institute of the co-operative banks of Rhineland and Westphalia.^[1]

References

↑ "DZ BANK's AGM: shareholders vote in favour of merger with WGZ BANK". DZ Bank. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.

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Members of Euro Banking Association

Austria	Allgemeine Sparkasse Oberosterreich Bank für Tirol und Vorarlberg AG BKS Bank AG Erste Group Bank AG Oberbank AG Oesterreichische Nationalbank Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich AG Raiffeisen-Landesbank Tirol AG Steiermärkische Bank und Sparkassen AG

Belgium	Dexia Bank NV KBC Bank NV Bank van De Post

Cyprus	Bank of Cyprus Hellenic Bank

Denmark	Amagerbanken A/S Arbejdernes Landsbank A/S Danske Andelskassers Bank A/S Danske Bank A/S DiBa Bank A/S Djurslands Bank A/S Jyske Bank A/S Nordjyske Bank A/S Nørresundby Bank Østjydsk Bank A/S Ringkøbing Landbobank Roskilde Bank A/S Skjern Bank Spar Nord Bank Sparekassen Sjælland Sydbank A/S Vestfyns Bank A/S Vestjysk Bank

Finland	Aktia Bank PLC Bank of Åland PLC Pohjola Bank PLC S-Bank LTD. Tapiola Bank LTD

France	Banque Michel Inchauspé - BAMI Banque Palatine BNP Paribas SA BPCE BRED Banque Populaire Crédit Agricole SA Crédit Coopératif Crédit du Nord Crédit Mutuel Arkéa Credit Mutuel CIC Banque HSBC France La Banque postale Natixis Société Générale

Germany	Berenberg Bank BHF Bank Bremer Landesbank Commerzbank AG Deutsche Bank AG Deutsche Bundesbank Deutsche Postbank DZ Bank AG Europe Arab Bank Frankfurt Hamburger Sparkasse AG J.P. Morgan Chase Bank AG Landesbank Baden-Württemberg Landesbank Berlin Holding Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Oldenburgische Landesbank SECB Swiss EURO CLEARING Bank GmbH The Bank of New York Mellon, Frankfurt Branch VTB Bank (Deutschland) AG

Greece	Alpha Bank SA Eurobank Ergasias SA National Bank of Greece SA Piraeus Bank SA

Hungary	Magyar Nemzeti Bank OTP Bank FHB Mortgage Bank Merkantil Bank Kereskedelmi és Hitelbank Magyar Takarékszövetkezeti Bank MKB Bank Porsche Bank Hungaria Kinizsi Bank MagNet Bank Hanwha Bank Budapest Hitel- és Fejlesztési Bank

Ireland	Allied Irish Banks Bank of Ireland

Italy	Banca Agricola Popolare di Ragusa Banca del Fucino Banca del Piemonte Banca delle Marche Banca di Imola Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena Banca Nazionale del Lavoro Banca Popolare del Lazio Banca Popolare dell'Emilia Romagna Banca Popolare di Milano Banca Popolare di Sondrio Banca Popolare di Vicenza Banca Sella Banca Tercas Banco Popolare Cassa di Risparmio della Provincia di Chieti Cassa di Risparmio di Cesena Cassa di Risparmio di Fermo Nuova Cassa di Risparmio di Ferrara Cassa di Risparmio di Loreto Cassa di Risparmio di Ravenna Credito Emiliano Credito Valtellinese ICCREA Banca Intesa Sanpaolo Istituto Centrale delle Banche Popolari Italiane Raiffeisen Landesbank Südtirol – Cassa Centrale Raiffeisen dell'Alto Adige Südtiroler Volksbank – Banca Popolare dell'Alto Adige UBI Banca UniCredit Veneto Banca

Luxembourg	Banque et Caisse d'Épargne de l'État Banque Raiffeisen Banque Internationale à Luxembourg SA KBL European Private Bankers Société Générale Bank & Trust

Netherlands	ABN Amro Bank NV De Nederlandsche Bank ING Bank NV Rabobank Nederland

Poland	Bank BPH SA Narodowy Bank Polski

Portugal	Banco BPI SA Banco Comercial Português Crédito Agrícola Caixa Geral de Depósitos Novo Banco

Slovenia	Banka Slovenije

Spain	Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. Banco Popular Español, S.A. Banco Sabadell, S.A. Bankinter, S.A. Banco Santander, S.A. CaixaBank, S.A. (La Caixa) Catalunya Banc, S.A. (CatalunyaCaixa) Kutxabank, S.A. ABANCA Corporación Bancaria, S.A. (Abanca) Caja Laboral Popular, Cooperativa de Crédito (Caja Laboral) Banco Cooperativo Español, S.A. (Caja Rural) CECABANK, S.A.

Sweden	Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Svenska Handelsbanken Swedbank AB Nordea Bank AB

United Kingdom	Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. Barclays Bank PLC Citibank NA DNB Bank (NOR) HSBC Bank PLC JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch Kookmin Bank International Ltd. Lloyds Bank PLC MashreqBank psc (UAE) Royal Bank of Scotland PLC UBS AG Wells Fargo Bank NA

Non-EU	Bank of China (CHN)

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