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Addiko Bank (formerly Hypo Group Alpe Adria) – An international financial group with activities in five South Eastern European countries: Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro.
Autobank AG – A subsidiary of Albis Leasing AG. Autobank formerly operated as a division of Salzer Holding Gmbh.
Bank Austria – One of the largest banks in Austria with market shares ranging from 15 to 50 percent. Since 2005, it has been a member of UniCredit Group.
Bankhaus Spängler is a traditional, independent private bank. It was established in 1828 and is the oldest private bank in Austria.
Bank Gutmann – An investment bank with offices in Vienna, Salzburg, Prague and Budapest. It serves wealthy private and institutional clients. The company’s assets under management amounted to EUR 21 billion as of June 2017.
BAWAG P.S.K. – One of the largest retail banks in Austria, formed in 2005 by the fusion of the separate P.S.K. and BAWAG banking firms. It serves 1.2 million private and more than 60,000 business customers. It has the country’s largest centrally controlled sales center and manages a savings volume of 18.5 billion Euros - more than any other bank in Austria.
Easybank AG – A division of BAWAG P.S.K.
Erste Group Bank AG – The largest bank in Austria and one of the largest financial services companies in Central and Eastern Europe. It has about 2,600 branches across Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Croatia, and Serbia.
Hypo Tirol Bank AG – A regional mortgage bank with focus on the Tyrolean and South Tyrolean market. State of Tirol is 100% owner of the Bank. The company was established in 1901 and is headquartered in Innsbruck.
Kommunalkredit Austria AG was established in 1958 as a specialised bank to provide subsidised long-term financing to local authorities in Austria. Its focus is mainly on financing regional infrastructure and environmental projects. It also provides consultancy services and is cooperating with the Austrian government in providing support to environmental projects in CEE.
Oberbank AG – An independent regional bank with over 2,000 employees, and branches in Austria, Germany (Bavaria), the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. As at May 10, 2018, it had a market capitalization of EUR 3.1 billion.
Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG (OeKB) – An institution owned by commercial banks. Within the Austrian financial market, it plays a central role and thus a hub of information for all matters in connection with the Austrian capital market.
Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) – The central bank of Austria, established on June 1, 1816.
Raiffeisen Bank – One of the leading commercial banks in Austria and CEE region.
Schoellerbank – One of the largest and oldest private banks in Austria. It is a modern private bank within the international alliance of UniCredit Group. Schoellerbank was established in 1833.
Steiermarkische Sparkasse – The largest regional bank in the southeast of Austria. It also has branches in Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Volksbank Wien AG – The central institution of the Volksbank sector as well as commercial bank and financial services provider.
Top Banks in Austria
Total Assets, EUR bn
Rank | Bank | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 |
1 | Erste Group Bank | 221.617 | 208.227 | 199.743 | 196.287 | 199.876 | 213.820 | 210.006 |
2 | Raiffeisen Bank (RZB Group) | 135.146 | 134.847 | 138.426 | 144.805 | 147.324 | 145.955 | 150.087 |
3 | UniCredit Bank Austria AG | 102.128 | 105.785 | 193.638 | 189.118 | 196.210 | 207.596 | 199.229 |
4 | BAWAG Group AG | 46.071 | 39.743 | 35.708 | 34.651 | 36.402 | 41.265 | 41.077 |
5 | Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberosterreich | 40.300 | 39.385 | 37.299 | 38.574 | 38.983 | 39.823 | 38.326 |
6 | Österreichische Kontrollbank AG | 26.005 | 26.583 | 29.149 | 28.002 | 28.964 | 32.768 | 37.978 |
7 | Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederoesterreich-Wien AG | 25.712 | 25.405 | 27.743 | 29.514 | 29.070 | 32.310 | 32.101 |
8 | Oberbank AG | 20.901 | 19.159 | 18.243 | 17.775 | 17.571 | 17.675 | 17.484 |
9 | Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark | 14.705 | 14.962 | 14.046 | 14.214 | 14.558 | 14.996 | 14.432 |
10 | HYPO NOE Gruppe | 14.368 | 15.392 | 15.896 | 15.927 | 14.210 | 14.862 | 13.233 |
11 | Hypo Vorarlberg Bank AG * | 13.183 | 13.324 | 13.902 | 14.185 | 14.145 | 14.492 | 14.213 |
12 | KA Finanz AG | 9.844 | 11.950 | 14.391 | 7.285 | 8.194 | 10.970 | 14.901 |
13 | Addiko Bank | 6.486 | 7.216 | 7.416 | 8.032 | 8.048 | n/a | n/a |
* It was previously known as Vorarlberger Landes- und Hypothekenbank AG.