Banque Populaire Occitane

Activities

Banque Populaire Occitane, a cooperative bank whose share capital is owned by its 197,000 cooperative shareholders, provides grassroots support to a total of 610,000 customers.

Thanks to the energy and expertise of its teams working through 197 retail branches, business centers, and specialized networks (Agriculture, Private Banking, a branch dedicated to start-ups and innovative companies) along with its three central facilities (in Balma, Albi, and Cahors), the bank enhances its strong local presence still further with the help of a panoply of digital tools.

With 46,500 life projects financed in 2023 in its eight départements, the bank has built on its commercial dynamism to attract 9,951 new customers whose principal banking partner is Banque Populaire Occitane. Its growing market share stood at 16.2% for loans and 13.66% for deposits at December 31, 2023.

Despite the unsettled economic environment last year, the Group recorded net income of €72.5 million for the period ending December 31, 2023, allowing it to consolidate its position and strengthen its equity capital, enabling it to look confidently to the many challenges it will have to face in 2024.

Attentive to the needs of its local communities and faithful to its roots as a cooperative bank, Banque Populaire Occitane is making strong CSR commitments for 2024, and is developing its expertise in supporting its customers’ energy transition in liaison with the Banque de la Transition Energétique (Bank of Energy Transition).

Sport & Patronage

Banque Populaire Occitane brings financial support to its territory’s associative sector in the areas of sport, culture or economic development to which it allocates an annual budget of more than €1.5m.

Boasting a deep-rooted commitment to the world of sport, Banque Populaire Occitane has long supported more than 400 amateur and professional sports clubs in the eight départements of its catchment area.

At the same time, in the run-up to Paris 2024, it is supporting 5 regional sportsmen and women in their ambition to compete in the Olympic & Paralympic Games: Boris Neveu (kayaking), Maxime Valet (wheelchair fencing), Hilary Kpatcha (long jump), Clémence Vieira (beach volleyball), and Benjamin Robert (800m running).

What is more, working through its corporate philanthropy program, the bank supports environmental projects pursued by players not eligible for the assistance of its Corporate Foundation. It also finances cultural projects, the returns from which are primarily used to support the activities of its cooperative shareholders.

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