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Cassa dei Risparmi di Forlì e della Romagna

defunct Italian savings bank

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJul 30, 2026
Entity authorityQ16537780 ↗
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Cassa dei Risparmi di Forlì e della Romagna S.p.A., known as Cariromagna, was an Italian savings bank based in Forlì, Emilia-Romagna region. Despite the bank having become branches of Intesa Sanpaolo in 2018, the former parent company of the bank (before the takeover by Intesa), Fondazione Cassa dei Risparmi di Forlì, as of 2019, is still in operation as a banking foundation and charity organization.

The bank also had former names Cassa di Risparmio di Forlì and Cassa dei Risparmi di Forlì and Cassa dei Risparmi di Forlì S.p.A..

History

Found in 1839 by a decree of Pope Gregory XVI in Forlì, in the Papal States, Cassa di Risparmio di Forlì (Cariforlì in short, renamed to Cassa dei Risparmi di Forlì in 1859) was a savings bank which serves Forlì and the surrounding area. In 1992, due to Legge Amato, the bank was split into two entities, Fondazione Cassa dei Risparmi di Forlì (Fondazione Cariforlì) which serves as the owner and a philanthropic organization, and "Cassa dei Risparmi di Forlì S.p.A." as the company to run bank activities.

In 2000, Sanpaolo IMI acquired the bank minority rights to serve as a strategic partner. Banca CR Firenze also acquired minority interests on the bank. On 31 December 2006, Sanpaolo IMI held 38.25% voting rights and share capitals, while Banca CR Firenze held 11.614% ordinary shares and preferred shares worth 1.136% of the shares capital. The banking foundation only retained 28.38% as the second largest shareholder. Private citizens owned 20.62%.

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The public source identifies “Cassa dei Risparmi di Forlì e della Romagna” as defunct Italian savings bank. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Cassa, Risparmi and Forlì.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2018, 2019, 1839, 1859—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1839-06-13. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Cassa, Risparmi and Forlì providing the first useful test.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q16537780. VIAF identifies the subject as 149774014. The Library of Congress control number is n2002111477. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2018, 2019, 1839 and 1859.

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This entry incorporates text from “Cassa dei Risparmi di Forlì e della Romagna” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.