Banques Populaires

Providing support to entrepreneurs

The Banque Populaire banks are banks created by and for entrepreneurs. Forming the 4th largest banking network in France, they are comprised of 17 regional Banque Populaire banks and 2 banks operating nationwide: Crédit Coopératif and CASDEN Banque Populaire.

Banque Populaire plays a key role in the regional economy, supporting and encouraging entrepreneurial audacity. The no.1 banking partner of SMEs and tradespeople, it is the leading provider of new business creation loans.

Resolute commitment to the personal and professional goals of their customers and cooperative shareholders, active promotion of entrepreneurship, and the provision of long-term support are characteristic of the “Banque Populaire spirit.”
Pioneers in financing eco-friendly projects and the no.1 partner of the world of sailing, they also play a major role in the solidarity-based economy and savings sector, and in providing microcredit solutions.

In their everyday grassroots activities, the Banque Populaire banks give tangible expression to their humanist values and their determination to make the customer the core focus of their activities. They also pursue an active artistic, environmental and social patronage and sponsorship policy with the Banque Populaire Foundation.

The Banques Populaires: financing and developing commerce and businesses

In 1878, the first Banque Populaire was created in Angers by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs with a view to pooling funds to allow entrepreneurs to finance their projects themselves. Their cooperative status was established in 1917. At the service of craftsmen, tradespeople and SMEs, the Banques Populaires rapidly became major players in their regional economies, and opened out their services to individual customers in 1962. In 1998, the acquisition of Natexis provided Group Banque Populaire with a publicly listed vehicle. Pursuing its development, the Group affiliated several regional or specialized banks and, with Foncia, started operations in the real estate services sector. Today, The Banque Populaire network is part of Groupe BPCE.

Chairmans and Chief Executive Officers of Banques Populaires

Regional Banques Populaires

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