The Urner Kantonalbank is the cantonal bank of the

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, having its seat in Altdorf. It was founded in 1915 and is organized as a public-law institution. The bank is the market leader in the Canton of Uri operating ten offices, other than its headquarters. Urner Kantonalbank had 103 employees and total assets of 3.05 billion Swiss francs at the end of 2016.

History

Urner Kantonalbank was established in 1915 as the successor of the Ersparniskasse Uri. In March 2016, the

Landrat of Uri The Landrat of Uri is the legislature of the canton of Uri, in Switzerland. Uri has a unicameral legislature. The Cantonal Council has 64 seats, with members elected every four years. After the 2012 election, one of the seats remained vacant ...

elected Heini Sommer as

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of the bank's board. In 2016 the bank's assets surpassed the 3-billion threshold for the first time. Christoph Bugnon succeeded Urs Trexel at the beginning of 2017 as the bank's

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, as the latter decided to step down from the position.

Services

The Urner Kantonalbank offers its services from its headquarters and from its offices in Andermatt, Bürglen, Erstfeld, Flüelen, Göschenen,

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, Schattdorf,

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, and

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