Cassa di Risparmio di Pistoia e della Lucchesia (literally The Savings bank of Pistoia and Lucchesia; known as Caripistoia, Caript or just CRPT in short) is an Italian regional bank based in Pistoia, Tuscany. The bank was a subsidiary of Banca CR Firenze, with Intesa Sanpaolo as the ultimate holding company.
History
Cassa di Risparmio di Pistoia e Pescia was found in 1936 by the merger of Cassa di Risparmio di Pistoia (found 1831) and Pescia (1840). The bank also absorbed Banca di Pistoia in 1932, and Pistoia Mount of Piety in 1937.[2]
Casse Toscane
Due to Legge Amato, the bank was split into a società per azioni (limited company), and a non-profit organization (Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Pistoia e Pescia, which was renamed to Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Pistoia e Pescia in late 1990s) on 13 April 1992 (gazetted on 14 May).[3]