Volksbank Wien
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Volksbank Wien is the central institution of the Austrian Volksbanken cooperative banking group, headquartered in Vienna and acting as the group's lead bank (Zentralorganisation) for treasury, risk, and regulatory functions.
Volksbank Wien operates in the Austrian Commercial Banking segment.
Volksbank Wien: Disambiguation
Volksbank Wien is NOT the same as the individual regional Volksbanken (such as Volksbank Oberoesterreich or Volksbank Salzburg), which are independent cooperatives that own a share of Volksbank Wien. Volksbank Wien is also distinct from the defunct Oesterreichische Volksbanken AG (OeVAG), whose Austrian retail business was merged into Volksbank Wien in 2015. It should not be confused with the German Volksbanken or with Raiffeisen's local co-operative banks.
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Volksbank Wien: Core Facts
- Entity Type
- Cooperative Central Bank (Zentralorganisation)
- Legal Name
- VOLKSBANK WIEN AG
- Founded
- 2015 (successor to OeVAG, roots in 1922 Genossenschaftliche Zentralbank)
- Headquarters
- Dietrichgasse 25, 1030 Vienna, Austria
- Group Structure
- Verbund of 8 regional Volksbanken plus Volksbank Wien as ZO
- Branches
- ~240 across Austria (group total)
- Services
- Retail, SME, corporate, cooperative banking
- Cross-Guarantee
- Volksbanken-Verbund institutional protection scheme (IPS)
- Regulator
- FMA (Austria) and ECB SSM
- Country
- Austria
- Status
- Active Definition
- Verified
Volksbank Wien: Frequently Asked Questions
What is Volksbank Wien?
Volksbank Wien is the central institution of the Austrian Volksbanken cooperative banking group. Volksbank Wien acts as the Zentralorganisation for the Volksbanken-Verbund, providing treasury, liquidity, and regulatory functions to the regional Volksbanken and running its own retail and corporate business in Vienna and Lower Austria.
Is Volksbank Wien the same as my local Volksbank?
Volksbank Wien is not the same as your local regional Volksbank. Volksbank Wien is the central bank of the Volksbanken-Verbund, while regional Volksbanken such as Volksbank Oberoesterreich remain independent cooperatives that jointly own and use Volksbank Wien for group-level services.
What happened to Oesterreichische Volksbanken AG (OeVAG)?
Volksbank Wien absorbed the Austrian retail business of Oesterreichische Volksbanken AG (OeVAG) in 2015 as part of the group's restructuring after the financial crisis. Today Volksbank Wien serves as the legal and operational successor within the Volksbanken-Verbund.
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