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Vestlandsbanken

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Vestlandsbanken was a bank based in Bergen, Norway. It was established in 1926 and explicitly did all its business in Nynorsk.[1] In 1975, it merged with the Oslo-based Oslo Nye Sparebank, also it a Nynorsk-bank.[2] In 1987, Vestlandsbanken merged with Bøndernes Bank, Forretningsbanken and Buskerudbanken to create Fokus Bank.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Grepstad, Ottar. "Vestlandsbanken". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Om banken og fondet" (in Norwegian). Oslo Nye Sparenbanks Fond. Retrieved 2 October 2011.