Creditanstalts
Creditanstalt is the German-language term used for a class of financial institutions that provide credit and related banking services. The word combines Kredit (credit) and Anstalt (establishment) and is used both generically to describe such banks and, in some cases, as the proper name of specific institutions. The best-known example is the Creditanstalt für Handel und Gewerbe, a major Austrian bank founded in Vienna in the 19th century that helped finance industry, infrastructure, and foreign trade.
Credit institutions typically accept deposits, extend loans, underwrite or issue debt, and offer payments, treasury, and
Historically, Creditanstalt became emblematic of the levels of prominence and risk present in early 20th-century European
Today, the term Creditanstalten is mostly of historical interest in Austria and in discussions of German-speaking