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About Kreissparkasse Ahrweiler

Kreissparkasse Ahrweiler is a public-law savings bank serving the Ahrweiler district in Rhineland-Palatinate and is part of the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe. It is supervised by BaFin and the Deutsche Bundesbank and participates in the group’s institutional protection scheme. The bank operates a deposit-funded model focused on retail and SME customers in its home market, offering current accounts, savings and term deposits, consumer and mortgage lending, business loans and municipal finance, payment services, and cash management. Securities custody and investment funds are provided in cooperation with DekaBank and the group’s brokerage platform, building-society savings and home finance are distributed via LBS, and insurance products are brokered through public insurers within the Sparkassen network. Access is via branches and self-service devices in the district alongside online banking and the Sparkassen app with chipTAN or pushTAN authentication; Apple Pay and Google Pay are supported, and card products typically include a girocard with optional debit and credit cards, with cash withdrawals available across the nationwide Sparkassen ATM network. Pricing follows model-based account packages with separate fees for cards, transactions, securities services, and credit, disclosed in the price and service schedule; third-party ATM withdrawals and paper-based transactions may incur additional charges. Lending emphasizes local households, self-employed clients, and regional SMEs, including distribution of subsidized programs such as KfW loans, with risk concentrated in the bank’s operating area and diversified across sectors. Governance reflects its public mandate, with an administrative board including municipal representation and earnings applied in line with public-law requirements. The bank operates in a region that was severely affected by the 2021 Ahr valley flood, which impacted physical infrastructure; service availability and opening hours vary by location and channel. Prospective customers should note the regional service scope, fee-based account structures, integration within the Sparkassen ecosystem, and deposit protection provided through the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe’s institutional scheme, with coverage and mechanisms defined by the scheme’s statutes and applicable law.