Iceland Banks Directory, Private Banking in Iceland

Central

Central Bank of Iceland

 

Commercial

Arion Bank

Byr

MP Bank (also investment)

NBI

Íslandsbanki

 

Investment

MP Bank (also commercial)

Saga Investment Bank

Straumur Investment Bank

 

Savings

Sparisjóður Bolungarvíkur

Sparisjóður Höfðhverfinga

Sparisjóður Norðfjarðar

Sparisjóður Ólafsfjarðar

Sparisjóður Siglufjarðar

Sparisjóður Strandamanna

Sparisjóður Suður-Þingeyinga

Sparisjóður Svarfdæla

Sparisjóður Vestmannaeyja

Sparisjóður Þórshafnar og nágrennis

[edit]Defunct banks

 

Askar Capital (privately owned)

Nýi Glitnir (previously government-owned)

Landsbanki (previously government-owned, privatized, went back into government hands during the 2008 Icelandic financial crisis)

Glitnir (previously government-owned, privatized, went back into government hands during the 2008 Icelandic financial crisis)

Kaupthing Bank (previously government-owned, privatized, went back into government hands during the 2008 Icelandic financial crisis)

Búnaðarbanki (merged with Kaupthing, became KB Bank and later Kaupthing Bank)

Íslandsbanki (First Íslandsbanki was founded in 1904, went bankrupt during the Great Depression. Second Íslandsbanki came into existence when the government owned banks Útvegsbanki, Samvinnubanki, Iðnaðarbanki and Verslunarbanki merged. Íslandsbanki was later re-branded as Glitnir Bank, which was taken into government administration late 2008. The third Íslandsbanki will emerge on 20. February 2009 when the government-owned Glitnir Bank is set to be re-branded as Íslandsbanki)

Útvegsbanki (merged with Iðnaðarbanki, Alþýðubanki, Verzlunarbanki and Samvinnubanki)

Samvinnubanki (merged with Iðnaðarbanki, Alþýðubanki, Verzlunarbanki and Útvegsbanki)

Iðnaðarbanki (merged with Útvegsbanki, Alþýðubanki, Verzlunarbanki and Samvinnubanki)

Verzlunarbanki (merged with Útvegsbanki, Alþýðubanki, Iðnaðarbanki and Samvinnubanki)