Bergen Bank
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| name = Bergen Bank AS
| logo = Bergen bank logo.png
| fate = Merged
| successor = Den norske Bank
| foundation = 1975
| defunct = 1990
| industry = Banking
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Bergen Bank was a Norwegian commercial bank in existence between 1975 and 1990. It was created as a merger between Bergens Privatbank (founded in 1855) and Bergens Kreditbank (founded in 1928) while the bank Kvam Privatbank was acquired in 1979. In 1988 it bought Nevi.{{cite book |title=Bankerott: det norske bankvesens vekst og fall |last=Imset |first=Gunnar |last2=Stavrum |first2=Gunnar |isbn=82-05-21889-7 |publisher=Gyldendal |location=Oslo |language=Norwegian |page=123}} Bergen Bank, which was based in Bergen, Norway, merged with Den norske Creditbank in 1990 to form Den norske Bank. It is now part of DnB NOR.[http://www.dnbnor.com dnbnor.com]
Criticism
The bank was the target of massive demonstrations in 1976 after three female employees at Per Hestvik & Co in Mo i Rana were fired with the reason that they were members of Kvinnefronten, a women's rights movement. The reason for the firing was that Bergen Bank denied the bank credit if they did not fire the employees.[http://www.kampdager.no/arkiv/organisering/kvinnefronten/kvinnefronten_bilder.html Kampdager – Kvinnefronten]
References
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Category:Defunct banks of Norway
Category:Companies formerly listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange
Category:Companies based in Bergen
Category:Banks established in 1975
Category:Banks disestablished in 1990
Category:Norwegian companies established in 1975
Category:1990 disestablishments in Norway
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