Landesbank

Map of coverage of Landesbanks

The Landesbanken in Germany are a group of state-owned banks of a type unique to Germany. They are regionally organised and their business is predominantly wholesale banking. They are also the head banking institution of the local and regional bases Sparkassen (= saving banks).

• Bayerische Landesbank (BayernLB), Bavaria
• Bremer Landesbank Kreditanstalt Oldenburg-Girozentrale (Bremer Landesbank), Bremen

92,5 % owned by NORD/LB

• HSH Nordbank, Hamburg + Schleswig-Holstein
• Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW),
  • BW-Bank - Baden-Württemberg Bank (Baden-Württemberg)
  • Sachsen-Bank (since April 2008) (Saxony)
  • Rheinland-Pfalz Bank (since April 2008) (Rhineland-Palatinate)
• Norddeutsche Landesbank - Girozentrale (NORD/LB),

Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Saxony-Anhalt

• Landesbank Saar (SaarLB), Saarland

75,1 % owned by BayernLB

• Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen (Helaba)

Hessen and Thuringia

• Former Landesbank of North Rhine-Westphalia was the WestLB
• Landesbank Berlin (LBB), Berlin

owned by Landesbank Berlin Holding

External links

• http://www.faz.net (Bilanzsummen minus 1.809.100.000.000 Euro) (Stand September 2010) (Schuldenbremse Grundgesetz)

See also

• Category:Landesbanks
• German_public_banks#Landesbanken