# Commerzbank

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- Post ID: 589584
- Modified: 2023-07-25T21:00:31+00:00
- Language: en

## Definition

Founded in 1870, this second-largest major German bank - after Deutsche Bank - came to grief in the wake of the financial crisis that followed the subprime crisis. It had to be bailed out by the state in January 2009. - See bailout, bank, systemic, bank rescue law, bank testament, first mover bonus, G-Sifi, moral hazard, emergency fund for crisis banks, too big to fail principle. - Cf. BaFin Annual Report 2009, p. 18 (details of partial nationalization). Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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