{"id":46730,"date":"2022-12-09T11:18:24","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T10:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saarlb.de\/about-us\/saarlb-who-we-are\/our-history\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T08:17:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T06:17:28","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/saarlb.de\/en\/about-us\/saarlb-who-we-are\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our history"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"46730\" class=\"elementor elementor-46730 elementor-28778\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1edd63 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1edd63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-800ab7f\" data-id=\"800ab7f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68a9772\" data-id=\"68a9772\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce33c37 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ce33c37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-221fc663 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"221fc663\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25021002\" data-id=\"25021002\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bedb8ff elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bedb8ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Foresight Through Proximity<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7be9b355 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7be9b355\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2205b8fd\" data-id=\"2205b8fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ea14dd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ea14dd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key milestones in our history<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b848c7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b848c7e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6692722\" data-id=\"6692722\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a5331 uael-timeline--center uael-timeline-responsive-tablet uael-timeline-arrow-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-timeline\" data-id=\"77a5331\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-wrapper uael-timeline-node\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-main\">\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-days\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-cf1905c uael-timeline-field animate-border out-view\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-widget uael-timeline-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-marker\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-icon-new out-view-timeline-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-day-new uael-day-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-inner-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-hide uael-date-inner\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><p >29 November 1941 to 1946<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-heading-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-timeline-heading\">Starting a business in difficult times<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-desc-content\"> <p>On 29 November 1941, the Landesbank und Girozentrale Westmark, the predecessor of SaarLB, was founded. Under the leadership of Hubert Dohmen, its launch during the Second World War went smoothly.<br \/>According to the National Socialists\u2019 plans, the new financial institution was to take over all financial transactions in the Saarland, the Palatinate and occupied Lorraine within the shortest possible time. Like the entire German banking sector, the Landesbank was \u2018brought into line\u2019 and integrated into the National Socialist war economy and armaments financing. From July onwards, the bank was placed under the authority of the French military government. On 15 September 1946, it was renamed Landesbank und Girozentrale Saar.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-date-new\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><div >29 November 1941 to 1946<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-31c6290 uael-timeline-field animate-border out-view\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-widget uael-timeline-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-marker\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-icon-new out-view-timeline-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-day-new uael-day-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-inner-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-hide uael-date-inner\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><p >1948 to 1959<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-heading-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-timeline-heading\">Reconstruction under French administration<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-desc-content\"> <p>In 1948, the Landesbank und Girozentrale Saar moved back from St. Ingbert to Saarbr\u00fccken, and business operations returned to normal. The bank played a significant role in the Saarland\u2019s early \u2018economic miracle\u2019. To coordinate its activities in the important French market, it established its own office in Paris in 1952. In the Saarland, the Saarl\u00e4ndische Investitionskreditbank, which it had helped to establish, and the Bausparkasse, founded as a division of SaarLB, provided the urgently needed funds for the economy and the population.  The economic reintegration of the Saarland into the Federal Republic in July 1959 marked the beginning of a new era.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-date-new\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><div >1948 to 1959<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-3d7e0bb uael-timeline-field animate-border out-view\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-widget uael-timeline-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-marker\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-icon-new out-view-timeline-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-day-new uael-day-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-inner-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-hide uael-date-inner\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><p >1959 to 1974<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-heading-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-timeline-heading\">On the way to becoming a leading bank<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-desc-content\"> <p>Shortly after the Saarland joined the Federal Republic of Germany and the introduction of the Deutschmark, SaarLB founded the Banque Franco-Allemande. The institution quickly became a key player in Franco-German economic relations. At the height of the \u2018Economic Miracle\u2019, SaarLB, through its Landesbausparkasse, helped many people fulfil their dream of owning their own home. The bank not only became a strong partner for its customers but also committed itself to the arts, culture and science. At the same time, the economic boom and the continuous expansion of payment transactions repeatedly necessitated organisational changes. Thus, in 1965, SaarLB introduced electronic data processing in its accounting department. By the early 1970s, SaarLB had become a universal bank and the leading financial institution in the Saarland. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-date-new\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><div >1959 to 1974<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-9c51a9e uael-timeline-field animate-border out-view\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-widget uael-timeline-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-marker\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-icon-new out-view-timeline-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-day-new uael-day-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-inner-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-hide uael-date-inner\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><p >1974 to 1990<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-heading-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-timeline-heading\">\u2018Committed to the Saar\u2019 in times of structural change<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-desc-content\"> <p>In 1974, the Saarland was undergoing profound structural change. The Landesbank, at that time a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Saarland savings banks, supported the region\u2019s economic development. At the same time, it established itself in the international banking centre of Luxembourg. Under the abbreviated name SaarLB, the bank has presented itself as modern and customer-focused since the late 1970s. Technological progress and the automation of payment transactions were transforming operational processes in both domestic and international business. Herbert Weber, who took over as Chairman of the Board in 1984, kept SaarLB on a growth trajectory. Then, in 1989, the long-established bank reached a turning point: for the first time in its history, the ownership structure changed; the state became a co-shareholder with a 23.5 per cent stake and the second guarantor; the Sparkassen- und Giroverband Saar retained 76.5 per cent.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-date-new\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><div >1974 to 1990<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-6a34d2d uael-timeline-field animate-border out-view\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-widget uael-timeline-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-marker\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-icon-new out-view-timeline-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-day-new uael-day-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-inner-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-hide uael-date-inner\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><p >1990 to 2007<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-heading-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-timeline-heading\">Stepping into the new millennium<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-desc-content\"> <p>In order to strengthen its competitiveness in the European single market, SaarLB brought BayernLB on board in 1993. Internationally, the bank embarked on a course of expansion with the opening of a branch in Luxembourg in 1996; regionally, it continued to support structural change in the state. The Saarl\u00e4ndische Wagnisfinanzierungsgesellschaft, which it founded, supports start-ups from the academic sector, whilst the science prize it established promotes innovative, business-oriented ideas. In 2002, SaarLB faced new challenges following the abolition of state guarantee liability. With effect from 1 January 2002, BayernLB acquired a 75.1 per cent majority stake in the Saarland Landesbank. Even as a smaller subsidiary of BayernLB, SaarLB remains an independent universal bank and retains its regional identity.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-date-new\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><div >1990 to 2007<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-d025a51 uael-timeline-field animate-border out-view\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-widget uael-timeline-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-marker\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-icon-new out-view-timeline-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-day-new uael-day-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-inner-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-hide uael-date-inner\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><p >2007 to 2016<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-heading-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-timeline-heading\">Positioning as a Franco-German bank<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-desc-content\"> <p>In 2007 \u2013 even before the financial crisis began \u2013 SaarLB launched the 4711 strategy project, which enabled the bank to develop its cross-border market position as a Franco-German bank during the most severe economic crisis of the post-war era. When the Saarland acquired BayernLB\u2019s shares in<br \/>SaarLB in 2010, the state government thereby permanently secured the independence of \u2018its\u2019 bank. As the largest financial institution in the region, SaarLB makes a significant contribution to the supply of credit to the economy and the public sector. With its Franco-German focus, its highly qualified staff and its SME-oriented project financing, particularly in the field of renewable energies, SaarLB is \u201cat home in both markets\u201d.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-date-new\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><div >2007 to 2016<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-346943d uael-timeline-field animate-border out-view\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-widget uael-timeline-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-marker\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-icon-new out-view-timeline-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-day-new uael-day-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-inner-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-hide uael-date-inner\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><p >2016 to the present<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-heading-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-timeline-heading\">At home in both markets<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-desc-content\"> <p>Between 2017 and 2023, SaarLB established a further six branches in Strasbourg, Paris, Lyon, Trier, Mannheim and Koblenz. <br \/>In 2019, the P\u00f4le Franco-Allemand was founded \u2013 a forum for cross-border investment \u2013 from France to Germany and vice versa. The P\u00f4le Franco-Allemand has since established itself as the forum for cross-border investment and boasts a large number of renowned network partners.<br \/>For over 80 years, SaarLB has demonstrated its commitment \u2013 both to the region and to its customers and partners. From the very beginning, the aim has always been to provide impetus for the region\u2019s economy with foresight.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-date-new\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><div >2016 to the present<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline__line\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline__line__inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3743a1dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3743a1dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f9ee256\" data-id=\"5f9ee256\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3613f649 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3613f649\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Find out more about our history <br> in the chronicle marking our 75th anniversary<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53b40995 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53b40995\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fece299\" data-id=\"6fece299\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75371fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"75371fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"_df_book df-lite\" id=\"df_3859\"  _slug=\"3859\" data-title=\"chronik-75-jahre-saarlb\" wpoptions=\"true\" thumbtype=\"\" ><\/div><script class=\"df-shortcode-script\" nowprocket type=\"application\/javascript\">window.option_df_3859 = {\"outline\":[],\"backgroundColor\":\"#fff\",\"autoEnableOutline\":\"false\",\"autoEnableThumbnail\":\"false\",\"overwritePDFOutline\":\"false\",\"direction\":\"1\",\"pageSize\":\"0\",\"source\":\"https:\\\/\\\/saarlb.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/10\\\/15-0005-Chronik-75-Jahre-final.pdf\",\"wpOptions\":\"true\"}; if(window.DFLIP && window.DFLIP.parseBooks){window.DFLIP.parseBooks();}<\/script><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a28a5af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a28a5af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77c5cb73\" data-id=\"77c5cb73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f21b7aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f21b7aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To mark our 80th anniversary<br>, we have published a Franco-German magazine \u2013 Public.<br><br>Read about what CLOSENESS means to us <br>and how differently this powerful word is interpreted.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32386d85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32386d85\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39ba7018\" data-id=\"39ba7018\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d0dcdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"2d0dcdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"_df_book df-lite\" id=\"df_26070\"  _slug=\"public\" data-title=\"public\" wpoptions=\"true\" thumbtype=\"\" ><\/div><script class=\"df-shortcode-script\" nowprocket type=\"application\/javascript\">window.option_df_26070 = {\"outline\":[],\"autoEnableOutline\":\"false\",\"autoEnableThumbnail\":\"false\",\"overwritePDFOutline\":\"false\",\"direction\":\"1\",\"pageSize\":\"0\",\"source\":\"https:\\\/\\\/saarlb.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/SLB_Kundenmagazin_public.pdf\",\"wpOptions\":\"true\"}; 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