Caja de Burgos was a medium-sized savings bank, and currently a banking foundation,
based in the
Province of Burgos in northern
Spain with headquarters in
Burgos city. As a savings bank, it was also known by Caja de Ahorros Municipal de Burgos.
In 2010, as a result of the
European debt crisis, it was merged with
Caja Canarias,
Cajasol and
Caja Navarra
Caja de Ahorros de Navarra or Caja Navarra or CAN was a medium-sized savings bank based in the Navarre province of northern Spain with headquarters in Pamplona. The financial institution broke up in 2012 among allegations of irregularities and fa ...
, and incorporated as a bank by means of a new notarial instrument, forming
Banca Civica. In 2012, it was subsequently absorbed by
CaixaBank.
Starting in 2013, the charity part of the savings bank was established as a non-profit foundation, dedicated to support the cultural heritage and social activities eventually maintained by the bank.
Its charity activities included giving the award "Excellent Youth" (Jóvenes Excelentes) starting in 2006.
See also
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Banca Civica
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CaixaBank
References
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