Novacaixagalicia Explained

Caixa de Aforros de Galicia, Pontevedra, Ourense e Vigo
Trade Name:Novacaixagalicia
Type:Savings bank
Fate:Nationalized
Foundation:A Coruña, Spain
Location City:A Coruña
Location Country:Spain
Industry:Financial services
Services:Retail banking

Caixa de Aforros de Galicia, Vigo, Ourense e Pontevedra (trading as Novacaixagalicia) was the name of a short-lived Spanish savings bank based in Galicia. It was created following the forced merger of the two major savings banks in the region, Caixa Galicia and Caixanova. This new caixa for Galicia became the fourth-largest in Spain with consolidated assets valued at €78.1 billion,[1] and fourth-largest in terms of savings accounts, with €108.4 billion - 6% of Spanish savings banks.[2]

Due to financial irregularities in the finances of the company, in little under a year this new savings bank would go on to be "bankised" as NCG Banco.

As a side note, it was the first financial institution to be registered in the Galician language.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ranking de cajas de ahorro por activos. Mejoresbancos.es. 15 October 2017.
  2. Web site: Novacaixagalicia. Mejoresbancos.es. 15 October 2017.
  3. http://www.amesanl.org/noticias/noticia_tipo.asp?IDNOTICIA=1780