In 1826, King George IV of Great Britain and Hanover granted the knighthood of the Duchy of Bremen permission to found a credit association. The association became an institution whose purpose was to provide long-term loans on favorable terms to the owners of manors - and shortly afterwards also to free farmers - and to support them in repaying the loans.
This honorable intention still characterizes the philosophy of our small credit institution today. Providing our customers from the agricultural and forestry sectors with a favorable real credit takes into account the original goal of promoting rural structures. This promotional mission was enshrined in the statutes of the Ritterschaftliches Kreditinstitut when it was founded in 1826. We are proud to have been the first point of contact as independent specialists for financing in agriculture and forestry ever since.