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Supervisory Board of Volksbank in Southern Thuringia resigns

Volksbank Bad Salzungen Schmalkalden became known throughout Germany as the "Effenberg Bank". Now the financial institution has the financial supervisory authority in-house.

The logo of the Volks- und Raiffeisenbanken hangs above a branch. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
The logo of the Volks- und Raiffeisenbanken hangs above a branch. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Banks - Supervisory Board of Volksbank in Southern Thuringia resigns

The entire Supervisory Board of Volksbank Bad Salzungen Schmalkalden, which recently hit the headlines again due to high losses, has resigned. This was announced by the bank on Tuesday evening. Previously, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bafin) had already appointed Christian Gervais as a special representative with managerial authority for the bank in southern Thuringia on December 1. Now it is to receive another special representative who will temporarily assume the role of the Supervisory Board, as the bank had announced.

Preliminary figures: loss of around five million euros

The bank's lawyer had already stated in November that the financial institution would probably need support from the German cooperative banks' guarantee fund. According to preliminary data, the Volksbank made a loss of around five million euros last year, mainly due to the need for value adjustments on real estate and investments. Customer deposits are protected, the bank emphasized.

The "footballer" bank

The Volksbank in the south of Thuringia is sometimes referred to as the "Effenberg Bank" because the former professional footballer Stefan Effenberg worked for it at times in an advisory capacity when it came to loans to soccer clubs. Headquartered in Bad Salzungen, Volksbank claims to have around 250 employees and just under 51,000 customers with total assets of around 1.5 billion euros.

The protection funds of banks in Germany serve to ensure that banks in financial difficulties receive help to avoid becoming insolvent.

Statutes of the bank

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  1. The resignation of the Supervisory Board of Volksbank Bad Salzungen in Southern Thuringia comes after financial supervision from Bafin, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority in Germany.
  2. The Bafin appointed Christian Gervais as a special representative with managerial authority for Volksbank in Southern Thuringia due to the bank's financial difficulties, which led to a loss of around five million euros.
  3. The protection funds in Germany will provide support to Volksbank Bad Salzungen in Southern Thuringia to avoid becoming insolvent, ensuring the protection of customer deposits.
  4. Despite being known as the "Effenberg Bank" for its past association with professional footballer Stefan Effenberg, Volksbank in Bad Salzungen, Southern Thuringia, has financial troubles and needs assistance from the German cooperative banks' guarantee fund.

Source: www.stern.de

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