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A Bank van Lening is a Dutch term for an early type of
bank
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets.
Because ...
that functioned similarly to a
Mount of Piety
A mount of piety is an institutional pawnbroker run as a charity in Europe from Renaissance times until today. Similar institutions were established in the colonies of Catholic countries; the Mexican Nacional Monte de Piedad is still in operatio ...
(Dutch: Berg van Barmhartigheid). It was usually called the "
lommerd".
Examples were:
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Stadsbank van Lening, Amsterdam
The Stadsbank van Lening () is a not-for-profit city Bank van Lening dating from 1614 on the Oudezijds Voorburgwal in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is the oldest credit distributor in Amsterdam and today has about 85 employees working here and in of ...
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Bank van Lening, Haarlem
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Stadsleenbank Delft
Banking in the Netherlands
History of banking
Medieval banking
Pawn shops