Bergens Skillingsbank was a Norwegian bank based in Bergen, Norway. It was established as a savings bank in 1857, but converted to a

commercial bank A commercial bank is a financial institution which accepts deposits from the public and gives loans for the purposes of consumption and investment to make profit. It can also refer to a bank, or a division of a large bank, which deals with cor ...

in 1919. In 1993 it took over Norges Hypotekinstitutt. In 1997 it changed its name to Bergensbanken, the same year as the company upgraded its offices. In 1999 it was bought by Handelsbanken and amalgamated.

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Defunct banks of Norway Companies based in Bergen 1999 disestablishments in Norway Banks established in 1857 Banks disestablished in 1999 Mutual savings banks in Norway Norwegian companies established in 1857 {{Norway-bank-stub