Volksbank Freiburg eG products, services and reviews

About Volksbank Freiburg eG

Volksbank Freiburg eG is a regional cooperative bank based in Freiburg im Breisgau and part of the Genossenschaftliche FinanzGruppe Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken. It offers standard retail and small-business banking services including current accounts with tiered fee models, savings and term deposits, debit (girocard) and credit cards, online banking and the VR Banking app with two-factor authentication (e.g., SecureGo Plus TAN), SEPA transfers and standing orders, and cash access through its branches and the BankCard ServiceNetz ATM network. Financing products span consumer loans, overdrafts, and real estate and construction financing, with access to promotional programs (e.g., KfW) and commercial lending; leasing and factoring are available via group partners. Securities services include custody accounts and brokerage, typically via group firms such as Union Investment and DZ BANK; building society contracts are offered through Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall; insurance products are commonly placed with R+V Versicherung; merchant acquiring and payment terminals are provided via VR Payment. Business customers can obtain business accounts, cash management, POS solutions, guarantees, and support for foreign transactions. Customers may acquire cooperative shares to become members, subject to subscription limits and suitability rules; dividends on shares are discretionary and depend on annual results and approvals. Deposits are protected by the statutory German scheme up to 100,000 EUR per depositor via BVR Institutssicherung; an additional institutional protection scheme within the cooperative network is designed to prevent member bank insolvency but is not a state guarantee. The bank is supervised by BaFin and the Deutsche Bundesbank and operates under the legal form eingetragene Genossenschaft (eG) with a Management Board and Supervisory Board. Pricing, interest rates, and service conditions are published in the Preis- und Leistungsverzeichnis; account models, included services, and card packages vary, and paper-based or counter transactions often incur higher fees than online channels; cash withdrawals outside the cooperative network and foreign usage may involve third-party charges. Account opening and credit products require identification and customary checks (e.g., SCHUFA) and can be initiated in-branch or via supported digital procedures such as VideoIdent or PostIdent. Service is delivered through a branch network in the Freiburg region, appointment-based advisory, telephone support, and secure online messaging; availability of services may be subject to maintenance windows and regional variations.