Banca Popolare di Puglia e Basilicata
Banca Popolare di Puglia e Basilicata S.C.p.A. is an Italian cooperative bank based in Altamura, in the Province of Bari, Apulia.
The bank had 137 branches covered 12 out of 20 regions of Italy. However, they were located mainly in Southern Italy: 75 in Apulia, 14 in Campania, 10 in Basilicata, 4 in Abruzzo and 3 in Molise ; in central Italy 9 in Lazio, 4 in Marche and 2 in Emilia-Romagna ; in northern Italy, 1 in Friuli – Venezia Giulia, 4 in Veneto, 9 in Lombardy and 2 in Piedmont.History
Banca Popolare di Puglia e Basilicata was formed by several mergers of cooperative banks from the southern Italy.Banca Popolare della Murgia
Banca Popolare della Murgia was formed in 1972 by the merger of Banca Cooperativa Agraria di Gravina and Banca Mutua Popolare Cooperativa di Altamura. In 1994 the bank absorbed Cassa Rurale e Artigiana dell'Icona di Tursi, a bank from nearby Basilicata region.Banca Popolare di Puglia e Basilicata
In 1995 Banca Popolare della Murgia absorbed Banca Popolare di Taranto to form Banca Popolare di Puglia e Basilicata. In the same year the bank also acquired Banca Popolare della Provincia di Foggia. From 1996 to 2001 the bank also absorbed Banca di Credito Cooperativo dell'Alto Bradano di Banzi, Banca di Credito Cooperativo Vulture Vitalba di Atella and some business units of Banca di Credito Cooperativo degli Ulivi – Terra di Bari and Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Corleto Perticara. In 2002 the bank acquired 10 branches of Capitalia from Apulia, Campania and Molise regions.
