BNG Bank

N.V. Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten

Company type	Private
Industry	Financial services
Founded	1914
Headquarters	The Hague, Netherlands
Products	Financing for (semi-)public organisations
Revenue	€312 million (2006)
Operating income	€255 million (2006)
Net income	€199 million (2006)
Number of employees	346
Website	www.bng.nl

The Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten (Dutch Municipal Bank, BNG) is a Dutch bank, specialising in providing financing for (semi-)publicly owned organistations. Ranked by assets alone, it is ranked as the 4th bank in the Netherlands. The company is owned for 50% by the Dutch state, while the remainder is owned by the municipals and provinces.

The company was founded in 1914 in The Hague as the Gemeentelijke Credietbank (Municipal Credit Bureau), but its name to Bank voor Nederlandse Gemeenten in 1922, before finally changing it to Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten in 1990s.

The BNG does not provide financing to private costumers, but exclusively to (semi-)public organistations, such as municipalities, provinces, public utilities and public housing.