Danske Bank, formerly named Fokus Bank, is the Norwegian operations of the Danish Danske Bank. It has long been one of the largest banks in Scandinavia.

Danske Bank
Company typePrivate
IndustryFinancial services
Founded1859
HeadquartersTrondheim, Norway
Area served
Norway
Key people
Trond F. Mellingsæter (CEO)
RevenueNOK 1,970 million (2005)
Increase NOK 622 million (2005)
Number of employees
Approximately 1,000 (2011)
ParentDanske Bank
Websitewww.danskebank.no

Danske Bank has 41 local branches spread around all of Norway.[1] The main office is in Trondheim and the bank employs approximately 1,000 workers. The bank has 210,000 private customers and 15,000 business customers.

The bank has two subsidiaries:

History

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The banks that made up Danske Bank were all incorporated between 1868 and 1932.

Danske Bank is the result of merge between of all together seven regional banks in Norway and was noted on Oslo Stock Exchange. The merger was between Buskerudbanken, Bøndernes Bank, Forretningsbanken, Vestlandsbanken in 1987 and with Tromsbanken (1990), Rogalandsbanken (1991) and Samvirkebanken (1993). In 1999 it was acquired by Danske Bank, and became part of the Danske Bank Corporation on May 7, 1999.[2][3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Danske Bank Norge - Legal 500".
  2. ^ Finansdepartementet (1999-05-07). "Den Danske Bank gis tillatelse til oppkjøp av Fokus Bank ASA". 006061-110196 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  3. ^ "Press release: Offer to purchase all outstanding shares in Fokus Bank ASA". Danske Bank. 1999-05-07. Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2021-10-13.