Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna S.p.A. known as Carisbo, was an Italian savings bank founded in 1837 and based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. It has been part of Intesa Sanpaolo Group since 2007.
The former owner of the bank, Fondazione Carisbo, still held 2.023% shares of Intesa Sanpaolo as of 31 December 2013.[4]
History
Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna (Carisbo) formally started on 26 September 1837 after the idea of forming a bank emerged 2 years before in Bologna, in the Papal States.[1]
In December 1991, due to Legge Amato, the bank ownership, charity and daily banking operation were separated into a banking foundation (Fondazione Carisbo) and a limited company .[5] Casse Emiliano Romagnole also became a sub-holding company of the bank, which was majority owned by the foundation.