Atramorius Bank
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Atramorius Bank is a Caphirian national bank and is the consumer and commercial banking division of the multinational banking and financial services holding company, Atramoris Group. It provides consumer and retail banking services, as well as commercial banking services to individuals and businesses across Caphiria and Sarpedon.
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Banking |
| Predecessors |
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| Founded | 1790 |
| Founder | Rodomiro Artoldomani |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Imperium of Caphiria |
Key people |
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| Products | Financial services |
| Revenue |  $120 billion |
| AUM | $605 billion |
Number of employees | 75,000 |
Originally formed in 1790 as Argentaria Fiscale (FA) - the official financial custodian for patrician estate funds, its operations would expand dramatically after it secured a privileged imperial charter that granted it unique authority to manage portions of the treasury's accounts. Throughout the 19th century, the FA also became a major financier of Caphiria's industrial expansion, funding steel mills, shipyards, and critical infrastructure projects. In 1892, the FA was restructured and became Atramorius Bank, introducing innovations like the Joint-Patrician Investment Trust and the first credit instruments for elite clientele. During GW1, it further cemented its position by establishing the Defense Industries Financing Authority, playing a crucial role in funding Caphiria's military-industrial complex and subsequent rise as a superpower.
The modern incarnation of Atramorius Bank emerged from the 1971 Triple Bank Merger, when it acquired Decani Financial Services and Meridius Banking Corporation, creating Atramorius Financial Group. The merger - one of the most complex corporate restructurings in Caphirian financial history, allowed Atramorius to maintain effective control while providing favorable terms to acquired shareholders and avoided triggering anti-monopoly provisions. By 1980, AFG was managing assets of $427 billion, representing a staggering 215% growth from the combined pre-merger assets, operated 1,856 branches across all 25 provinces, and employed over 78,000 people. In 1989, Atramorius Financial Group went public with the at-the-time largest IPO in Caphirian history, raising $21.4 billion. This public offering was carefully structured to maintain patrician control while accessing public capital markets, with multiple share classes ensuring the Atramorius Estate and allied patrician families retained voting control.
Following a sweeping investigation by the Ministry of Justice in 2005 into XYZ, Atramorius Financial Group agreed to a landmark $25 billion settlement—the largest financial penalty in Caphirian banking history at that time. This triggered AFG to undergo another major corporate restructuring in 2006 that financial scholars now consider even more sophisticated than the 1971 merger. It centered on an innovative "legal entity inversion"—a rarely attempted maneuver that effectively reconstituted the bank's entire corporate architecture. Through this process, AFG created a new holding company (Atramoris Group) that acquired the assets, operations, and intellectual property of the original institution while strategically reshaping its legal and financial foundations. This intricate restructuring accomplished multiple critical objectives simultaneously: it preserved valuable tax positions, maintained grandfathered regulatory privileges dating back to the imperial charter, and unlocked previously untapped capital efficiency across business lines. The restructuring also established four distinct divisional banks with separate charters but unified ownership. This strategy created a deliberate legal distinction between the traditional patrician-oriented banking operations and the forward-facing global financial enterprise, allowing each to operate under optimal regulatory frameworks while maintaining their shared heritage and coordinated strategy.
Today, Atramorius Bank serves as the consumer and retail banking division of the Atramoris Group, maintaining both its elite patrician services and mass-market products including checking and savings accounts, personal and business loans, credit cards, mortgages, wealth management, and investment services. The bank operates 3,100 traditional branches across Caphiria and 17,500 automated banking facilities. Atramorius Bank manages approximately $11.3 trillion in assets, serving 87 million individual customers and 4.3 million business clients while maintaining its traditional role as financial steward for over 790 patrician estates.
Atramorius Bank is headed by Chief Executive Maria Giustina Rossi, who has been with the company for over 30 years.
History
Founding as Argentaria Fiscale (1790)
Atramorius Bank (1892-1971)
1971 Triple Bank Merger
Atramorius Financial Group (1971-2006)
1989 IPO
Ministry of Justice investigations (2004)
2004 Entity Inversion
Atramorius Bank (Consumer & Retail Banking) (2006-present)
Operations
Atramorius Bank generates 95% of its revenue in its domestic market. The bank's core strategy is to be the number one bank in its domestic market.