Cassa Padana


Cassa Padana Banca di Credito Cooperativo S.C. is an Italian bank based in Leno, Lombardy region. The bank served the area around Brescia and 8 other provinces of northern Italy.
In terms of branches, the bank is the fourth largest bank among the Federazione Italiana delle Banche di Credito Cooperativo - Casse Rurali ed Artigiane, behind Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Roma, Banca del Territorio Lombardo and Banca d'Alba. However, in terms of total assets, the bank was behind BCC Roma, Banca d'Alba, Banca del Territorio Lombardo, Credito Cooperativo Ravennate e Imolese, Emilbanca, Banca Credito Cooperativo di Brescia, Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Carate Brianza, Banca Centropadana and ChiantiBanca. According to the same research by Ricerche e Studi, the bank was ranked 56th among all types of banks. The bank was also the member of Federazione Lombarda delle Banche di Credito Cooperativo.

History

Cassa Rurale ed Artigiana della Bassa Bresciana was formed in the 1970s by the merger of Cassa Rurale e Artigiana di Leno, Cassa Rurale e Artigiana di Gambara and Cassa Rurale e Artigiana di Seniga e Pescarolo. In 1993 the bank changed the name to Cassa Padana, after absorbing Cassa Rurale e Artigiana di Gussola. The bank absorbed "BCC Camuna" in 2010, "Banca Veneta 1896" and "BCC Valtrompia" in 2011.
In 2016, due to banking reform of BCC banks, the bank planned to demutualize itself by forming a subsidiary Cassa Padana S.p.A., leaving the co-operative society as a parent company only. However, in May 2017, the bank changed to join Cassa Centrale Banca banking group.

Equity interests

Cassa Padana owned minority interests in ICCREA Holding, Banca Popolare Etica, Investitionsbank Trentino Südtirol – Mediocredito Trentino Alto Adige, Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo del Nord Est and Centrale Finanziaria del Nord Est.