Groupe Banque Populaire

Groupe Banque Populaire ( German: Volksbank Group) was a French company based in Paris. She was the fourth largest bank in France.

The merger with the French savings bank Caisse d'Epargne Groupe BPCE was created for on 31 July 2009, the second largest banking group in France.

The Institute was newly created on 31 December 2009, approximately 37 million customers (including 7 million members), had approximately 8,200 stores and employed approximately 127,000 people.

Structure

The group was organized in three areas with different tasks:

History

The banking group had its roots in the 19th century. It was created with the goal of small business owners, artisans, merchants and other the trader to gain access to banking services and credit that they did not get at large commercial banks.

Company Key

• 9.4 million customers, of which 3.46 million members
• 3,391 branches in France
• Presence in 74 countries

( 31 December 2008 ).