Fortis Bank Nederland (Holding) N.V. was a bank in the Netherlands until 2010.
The holding came into being within Fortis Group, as a holding for those Dutch banks taken over by Fortis. In SeptemberâÂÂOctober 2008, the Dutch government first planned to invest â¬4 billion in exchange for an almost 50% interest in the holding (in new-to-be-issued shares), but within a week the agreement was cancelled. The Dutch government took over all the Dutch parts of Fortis for a total of â¬16.8 billion; in this take-over, Fortis Bank Nederland was valued at â¬5 billion.
Later, Fortis Bank Nederland appeared in the news because it had lost â¬1 billion in the Madoff investment scandal. In March 2009, it reported that during 2008 it had an operational profit of â¬0.6 billion; this excluded (massive) write-offs.
In February 2010 Fortis Bank Nederland was integrated into the new ABN AMRO by the Dutch Government and some parts were sold off. On the July 1 that year the integration was officially completed and the Fortis name ended.