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Banco del Cafe

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BANCAFÉ
Native nameBanco del Café
Company typePrivate
IndustryBanking
Insurance
Pension funds
FoundedOctober 16, 1978 (1978-10-16) in Guatemala City
DefunctOctober 19, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-10-19)
HeadquartersGuatemala City
ProductsRetail Banking
Insurance
Investments
Accounting & Payroll
Mortgages
Consumer Finance
Credit cards

Banco del Café (English: Bank of the Coffee), commonly known as Bancafé, was a bank in Guatemala that collapsed because of bad loans and panicked withdrawals set off by an investigation by Guatemala's Superintendencia de Bancos in 2006. This eventually brought the bank down.

References

  1. "Ex-director of Bancafé, Patricio Andrade Falla, remains linked to the process" (in Spanish). Prensa Libra. February 6, 2018.
  2. "Bancafé quiebra en octubre de 2006" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. October 19, 2016.


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