DSB Bank

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DSB Bank NV
Type Private
Founded 1975
Headquarters Wognum, Netherlands
Key people Dirk Scheringa Founder & Owner
Industry Financial services
Products Banking
Insurance
Credit
Revenue 216.2 million (2005)
Net income 45.28 million (2005)
Employees 2000 (2005)
Website www.dsbbank.nl


DSB Bank (DSB: Dirk Scheringa Beheer) is a Dutch bank and insurer. The company was founded in 1975 by Dirk Scheringa, a former police officer. The company was originally called Buro Frisia, but in 1998 the DSB Groep was founded which included Buro Frisia.

[edit] Overview

The most important divisions are DSB Bank for banking and savings products, and DSB Direct for credit services, which is known by a number of different names, such as Becam, Postkrediet, lenen.nl and Frisia Financieringen. The company is also known for sponsoring Dutch Association football club AZ and the Dutch ice skating team. In 2006 the company was renamed DSB Bank, which has more than 20 branches in the Netherlands and abroad. The company is headquartered in Wognum in Friesland.

[edit] Trading Names

The company holds many different trading names, including well known, such as Postkrediet, Frisia Financieringen, but also a large number of less well known.

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