Sparebank 1 Østlandet | |
Type: | Savings bank |
Foundation: | 1845 |
Location: | Hamar, Norway |
Key People: | Richard Heiberg (CEO) |
Area Served: | Oslo Innlandet Viken |
Industry: | Banking |
Num Employees: | 1119 (2019) |
SpareBank 1 Østlandet, formerly Sparebanken Hedmark and Bank 1 Oslo Akershus, is the fourth largest Norwegian savings bank and is based in eastern Norway. The bank´s major market is in the counties of Innlandet, Oslo and Viken. The company head office is situated in Hamar, and the bank has 37 branches in its market area. SpareBank 1 Østlandet is part of the SpareBank 1 alliance.
SpareBank 1 Østlandet´s equity certificate was listed at Oslo Stock Exchange at the 13th of June 2017 with the ticker SPOL.
SpareBank 1 Østlandet was the first Norwegian bank to share its profit by paying customer dividends. Member of the alliance SpareBank 1 holding 12,4 % ownership of Sparebank 1 Gruppen AS, 2019.
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The bank has its roots back to 1845, and today's modern bank is a result of several mergers of local savings banks through the history. The last found place in 2017 when Bank 1 Oslo Akershus AS was merged in.