The Union Bank of Israel, Ltd. ; tase: UNON), more widely known by its Hebrew name, Bank Igud, was the seventh largest Israeli bank, with thirty branches spread around the country.
In September 2020, Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot acquired all the shares of Bank Igud, therefore legally as of October 1, 2020, Igud Bank ceased to exist as a publicly traded company and became a subsidiary of Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot. Mizrahi appointed 4 directors to the bank's board, and also appointed Moshe Levi as chairman of the board in place of Zeev Aviel. By November 15, 2022, all Igud Bank customers were transferred to Mizrahi-Tefahot. On 31 December, 2022, the merger process was completed entirely, and "Igud" ceased to exist as an entity.[3]
History
Bank Igud was founded in 1951 by the Economic Company for Israel from New York and the Palestine Association from London.[4] This continued the banking operations of the Palestine Association, which had been active in the Land of Israel since 1922. In April 1954, Bank Leumi acquired most of the shares of the Palestine Association, resulting in Bank Igud becoming jointly owned by Bank Leumi and the Economic Company.[5]