Tag: Maria Kolak
Volksbanken and Raiffeisenbanken have to write off almost six billion
Maria Kolak According to the BVR President, the high write-downs of the Volksbanks are only temporary (Photo: Uta Wagner for Handelsblatt) Frankfurt The abrupt turnaround in interest rates is weighing…
Volksbanken and Raiffeisenbanken have to write off almost six billion
Maria Kolak According to the BVR President, the high write-downs of the Volksbanks are only temporary (Photo: Uta Wagner for Handelsblatt) Frankfurt The abrupt turnaround in interest rates is weighing…
Financial investor EQT gives up plans to join Schufa
Schufa headquarters in Wiesbaden EQT has tried so far to build a minority stake of 20 to 25 percent. The Swedes are now abandoning these plans. (Photo: picture alliance /…
Many Volksbanks go into a merger
Volksbank-Raiffeisenbank and Sparkasse There are still many mergers among both cooperative banks and savings banks. The shortage of staff could drive mergers in the future. (Photo: IMAGO/Michael Gstettenbauer) Frankfurt There…
Cooperative banks are considering increasing their stake in Schufa
Schufa Schufa was founded in 1927 as a “protection group for general loan security”. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The German cooperative banks are considering taking over further shares in the credit…
Cooperative banks are considering increasing their stake in Schufa
Schufa Schufa was founded in 1927 as a “protection group for general loan security”. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The German cooperative banks are considering taking over further shares in the credit…
Cooperative banks want to take part in the European payment system
Maria Kolak According to the President of the Association of German Volksbanken and Raiffeisenbanken, it is becoming more important to achieve greater independence in Europe. (Photo: Uta Wagner for Handelsblatt)…
Cooperative banks want to take part in the European payment system
Pay by smartphone Through a joint initiative, banks in the EU want to reduce their dependence on US corporations. (Photo: DigitalVision/Getty Images) Frankfurt After lengthy discussions, the Volks- und Raiffeisenbanken…
BVR expects profits to fall for cooperative banks
Logo of the Volksbank Cologne Bonn The Federal Association of German Volksbanken and Raiffeisenbanken (BVR) commented on the annual financial statements on Tuesday. (Photo: imago images/Manngold) Frankfurt Germany’s cooperative banks…
Savings banks and Volksbanks warn of Germany collapsing in deposit insurance
Helmut Schleweis and Marija Kolak The Savings Bank President and the BVR President fear that the EU deposit insurance could unsettle customers. (Photo: Uta Wagner (2)) Frankfurt Helmut Schleweis, President…