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About Sparkasse Münsterland Ost

Sparkasse Münsterland Ost is a public-law savings bank headquartered in Münster that serves the city of Münster and the Warendorf district. It operates a regional branch and self-service network and provides access to the nationwide Sparkassen ATM network for fee-free cash withdrawals at participating machines, with charges typically applying at third-party or foreign ATMs. The bank offers retail and business banking products including current accounts, savings and term deposits, consumer loans, mortgages, payment services, and SME financing, along with investment and securities services distributed via the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe (including DekaBank) and building savings products via LBS; insurance is available through group partners such as Provinzial. Digital banking includes online banking, the Sparkasse app with pushTAN or chipTAN authentication, contactless and mobile payments, and support for Apple Pay and Google Pay where card setup is eligible; giropay and instant transfers are available for supported accounts. Account maintenance fees, transaction charges, and card fees vary by account model and usage, with concessions commonly offered for younger customers; paper-based services and manual processing may incur additional costs. Business clients have access to POS solutions, cash management, corporate lending, public-sector advisory, and subsidized programs such as KfW loans. Deposits are protected by the Institutional Protection Scheme of the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, which also fulfills statutory deposit guarantee requirements up to 100,000 euros per depositor. The institution is a member of the German Savings Banks Finance Group and is subject to supervision by BaFin and the Deutsche Bundesbank.