- CEO
- Pål Strand
- Full Time Employees
- 206
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Regional banks
- Address
- Bragernes Torg 2 Drammen BU Norway 3301
- IPO Date
- Feb 22, 1989
- Business
- Sparebanken Øst Sparebanken Øst (SPOG.OL) operates as a regional savings bank focused on retail and corporate banking services in eastern Norway. The bank provides a range of financial products including savings accounts, retirement savings, guardianship accounts, and deposit accounts; car loans, home and green mortgage loans, framework loans, and refinancing services; mortgage loans for new and used cars; payment services, pension funds, life and non-life insurance; shares and funds trading, investment banking services; and placement and payment processing services. It serves private individuals and small to medium-sized enterprises primarily in the Oslo-Akershus, Nedre Buskerud, and Kongsberg regions through physical branches, digital portals, and brands such as DinBank.no, Topprente.no, Boligkreditt.no, Youngbank.no, Nybygger.no, and AS Financiering. The group includes subsidiaries AS Financiering for car financing and leasing, Sparebanken Øst Eiendom AS for property management, and Sparebanken Øst Boligkreditt AS for covered bonds. Sparebanken Øst traces its origins to 1843 and maintains headquarters in Drammen, Norway.
In recent developments, Sparebanken Øst reports continued deposit growth to 17.5 billion Norwegian kroner in Q2 2025, up 2.9% quarter-over-quarter, alongside stable lending volumes at 36.7 billion kroner and improved cost efficiency with operating costs at 25.6% of income. The bank lowered lending and deposit rates in June 2025 and invited stakeholders to a financial presentation in late June 2025, reflecting ongoing profitability enhancements including a return target increase to 10% from 2024. It maintains a competitive stance in the mortgage market amid national credit trends and anticipates influences from salary increases and rising IT costs on future expenses.