Crédit du Nord

The Crédit du Nord is a French Banque, controlled to 80% by the General society and at 20% by the Group Dexia.

History

With its origin is:

the national Counter of Discount of the district of Lille created by the State in 1848 to start again the economic activity after the crisis of 1845-1847 and to help with the development of industry and the trade

the bank Verley Decroix and Co created in Lille in 1846

In 1968 the banks Suez and Paribas engage a battle for the control of the group CIC. It will balance in September 1971 by the transfer with Paribas of the Banque of the Parisian Union (BUP) second French large bank of businesses created in 1904.

The same year, Paribas takes the control of the Crédit du Nord.

In 1973, the Crédit du Nord amalgamates with the BUP.

The Group is repurchased in 1997 by the General society with Paribas.

The group

Result of the fusion of 80 district banks and local, it is today made up of seven strong district banks of more than 700 agencies

the Crédit du Nord
the Courteous Banque in South-west created in 1760 with Toulouse
the Banque Kolb in the East created in 1890 with Mirecourt by Xavier Kolb originating in Colmar
the Banque Laydernier in Haute-Savoie, Savoy, Ain and Isere. It was created under the name of commercial Caisse of Annecy-Frossard with Annecy in 1881 and was taken again afterwards vexations by Leon Laydernier an employee of Banque de France
the Banque Nuger in the Center of France founded in 1924 per André Nuger with Clermont-Ferrand
the Banque the Rhone-Alps: born from fusion into 1988 of the banks Nicollet & Lafenechère founded in 1923 and Bank of Isère-Ferradou
the Bank Tarneaud in the Center-West-Atlantic. It was created by Jean-Baptiste Tarneaud with Limoges in 1809

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