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About Kreissparkasse Schwalm-Eder

Kreissparkasse Schwalm-Eder is a public-law savings bank within the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe serving the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse, operating a local branch and ATM network in towns such as Homberg (Efze), Melsungen, Fritzlar and Schwalmstadt. It provides retail and business banking under the regional principle, including fee-based current accounts, savings and term deposit options, debit and credit cards, domestic and cross-border payments via SEPA and SWIFT, and access to the nationwide Sparkassen ATM network. Digital banking is available via web and the Sparkassen app with pushTAN and chipTAN authentication and support for contactless and mobile payments where supported. Lending covers overdrafts, consumer loans, mortgages, and financing for SMEs, municipalities and associations, with additional services such as merchant acquiring, POS terminals, cash services and liquidity management. Securities custody, funds and investment savings plans are offered in cooperation with DekaBank and other group partners; building society contracts, insurance and pensions are distributed through group providers such as LBS and SV SparkassenVersicherung; leasing and factoring are available via group companies including Deutsche Leasing and S-Factoring. The bank is supervised by BaFin and the Deutsche Bundesbank and participates in the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe institutional protection scheme, which is a recognized deposit guarantee scheme under EU rules; statutory deposit protection limits apply. Fees, interest and product features are set out in the bank’s price and service schedule and vary by account and usage, and some services may be limited to residents or businesses in the defined market area. Customer service is provided in-branch, by phone and digitally, with onboarding typically completed in line with German KYC requirements via in-branch or video identification.