VR-Bank Ostbayern-Mitte eG products, services and reviews

About VR-Bank Ostbayern-Mitte eG

VR-Bank Ostbayern-Mitte eG is a cooperative bank within the Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken network serving the Eastern Bavaria region. It provides retail and business banking, including giro accounts with SEPA transfers and instant payments where available, debit (girocard) and optional credit cards, overdrafts, savings and term deposits, consumer loans and mortgages that can be combined with public programs such as KfW, and SME financing such as investment and working-capital loans as well as leasing and factoring via group partners. Customers have access to online banking and the VR Banking app with app-based TAN procedures, contactless payments, common mobile wallets, and cash withdrawals at the cooperative BankCard ServiceNetz ATMs and at branches offering cash services. Securities and investment services include custody accounts and trading plus products from the cooperative network, typically via Union Investment; insurance is available through R+V Versicherung, and building society contracts via Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall. Business clients can use merchant acquiring and e-commerce payment solutions through VR Payment, including POS hardware and settlement services. Deposits are protected by the officially recognized BVR Institutssicherung (statutory coverage up to 100,000 EUR per depositor) and additionally by the cooperative institutional protection scheme; supervision lies with BaFin and the Deutsche Bundesbank. Cooperative membership is available; members subscribe shares, have one vote in the general assembly, and may receive a dividend depending on results and bylaws. Pricing is set out in the Preis- und Leistungsverzeichnis and Preisaushang; account packages generally carry monthly fees that vary by included services, with charges for certain transactions, cards, and out-of-network withdrawals. Account opening follows German identification and anti-money-laundering requirements and may be limited to customers from the service area; day-to-day service is primarily in German. The offering is oriented to regional households and SMEs; nationwide or international features are present but limited compared with direct banks and global banks, and availability and conditions depend on the bank’s current schedule of services.