Cariprato
Cassa di Risparmio di Prato S.p.A. or known as Cariprato or C.R. Prato, is a former Italian saving bank based in Prato, Tuscany. It was acquired by Banca Popolare di Vicenza (BPVi) in 2003. In 2010 it was completely absorbed by the parent company as its own branded branches. The former owner of the bank, Fondazione Cariprato, as of 31 December 2013, still owned 0.5% shares of BPVi.2013 bilancio
Fondazione Cariprato However, in January 2015 the foundation also announced that they would diversify their investments by decrease the shares holding on one company.

History

Cassa di Risparmio di Prato was found in 1830 in the

Palazzo Degli Alberti
Palazzo degli Alberti (local: ''Casone degli Alberti'') is a historical building in the center of Prato, Tuscany, central Italy (2, Via Degli Alberti). It was the seat of Cassa di Risparmio di Prato (the saving bank of Prato, Cariprato, now part of the Banca Popolare di Vicenza) and was home to the former's large art collection. In 2013 it was reported that Banca Popolare di Vicenza moved all the collection to Vicenza after liquidated Cariprato. The former owner of Cariprato, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Prato, continued to use the building as headquarter. History The palace originated in the 13th century, as testified by traces of loggiati and openings (later closed) in its façade, dating from that period and made of ''pietra alberese'', a kind of Tuscan limestone. The current appearance of the façade is from later restorations, performed in the late 15th-early 16th centuries. Features from this period include the portal, the windows and the two decorative frames. At the ...
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