Unicaja

For the basketball team of this financial institution, see Baloncesto Málaga.
Unicaja
Caja de ahorros
Industry Banking
Founded 1991 (1991)
Headquarters Málaga, Spain
Products Financial services
Website www.unicaja.es

Unicaja is a Spanish savings bank based in Málaga and chartered as a caja de ahorros providing retail banking services. The banks full name is Monte de Piedad y Caja de Ahorros de Ronda, Cádiz, Almería, Málaga y Antequera after the names of all the merged entities and the mount of piety structure.

It is similar to what would be called a savings and loan association in the United States, or a building society or trustee savings bank in the UK and Ireland. It operates primarily in the south of Spain.

History

Unicaja was founded 18 March 1991 with the merger of five similar institutions, each of which contributed its location to the corporate name of the merged entity:

Sponsorships

The company sponsors several major sports clubs in its region. It is the owner of the basketball club Baloncesto Málaga, the sponsor of the volleyball club CV Almería, and is also a major sponsor, though not name sponsor, of Málaga CF.

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