Stanford_Bank_Venezuela

Stanford Bank Venezuela

Stanford Bank Venezuela

Add article description

Stanford Bank Venezuela was Stanford International Bank's subsidiary in Venezuela.

Stanford Bank Tower in Caracas

History

It was headquartered in Caracas and had several branches throughout Venezuela.[1] The Venezuelan banking regulator estimated that Venezuelans had placed around $2.5bn in deposits with Stanford International.[2] Stanford Bank Venezuela (SBV) was a subsidiary holding company of Stanford International, operating and licensed accorded the laws and regulations within Venezuela. Currency inflation and lack of liquidity prompted a run on several Venezuelan banks including SBV, forcing the government of Venezuela to intervene.

In May 2009 the Stanford Bank Venezuela was sold to Banco Nacional de Crédito for $111 m, with the bank being merged into BNC.

References

  1. [1]
    "Centros de Negocios Stanford Bank." Stanford Bank Venezuela. Retrieved on May 7, 2009. Archived February 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    Simon Romero, New York Times, 18 February 2009, As Others Fled Venezuela, Stanford Saw a Chance
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Stanford_Bank_Venezuela, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.