Private company

Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechsel-Bank

Former German bank

The Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechsel-Bank (lit. 'Bavarian Mortgage and Exchange Bank', also known as Hypo-Bank) was a German bank founded in 1834 in Munich. It developed into one of the largest regional banks in Germany, before merging in 1998 with Bayerische Vereinsbank to form HypoVereinsbank (HVB).2 It employed about 15,000 people in 1998.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1835Founded1
  • Industryfinancial service activities, except insurance and pension funding1
  • HeadquartersMunich1
  • Websitewww.hypo.de
  • Legal formAktiengesellschaft1

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Photo: Fentriss, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechsel-Bank (lit. 'Bavarian Mortgage and Exchange Bank', also known as Hypo-Bank) was a German bank founded in 1834 in Munich. It developed into one of the largest regional banks in Germany, before merging in 1998 with Bayerische Vereinsbank to form HypoVereinsbank (HVB).2

Corporate structure

Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechsel-Bank sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechsel-Bank Munich

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1906Bayerische Versicherungsbank became a subsidiary1
  2. Succeeded by HypoVereinsbank1

Employees over time

  • 199815,0001

Timeline

  1. 1998Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1835Founded Founded1

Sources

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