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Solventia Cooperative Group

The Solventia Cooperative Group () is a banking group in Spain, created in 2011 as part of the process of consolidation of the country's agricultural cooperative banks () that also led to the formation of Grupo Caja Rural and Cajamar Cooperative Group. It is centered on Caja Rural de Almendralejo (also known as Cajalmendralejo) based since 1903 in Almendralejo, Extremadura. Like other cooperative banking groups, Solventia is managed on a highly decentralized basis.

As of early 2026, Solventia had operations in Andalusia, Extremadura, Castile and León, the Community of Madrid, and the Valencian Community.

Overview

Solventia was formed on as a Spanish (SIP, a different arrangement from institutional protection schemes under EU law), with Cajalmendralejo as its central entity. The grouping initially consisted of six entities, namely Cajalmendralejo and the following five other , all located in Andalusia:

  • Caja Rural Nuestra Madre del Sol, in Adamuz
  • Caja Rural de Baena Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, in Baena
  • Caja Rural de Cañete de las Torres Nuestra Señora del Campo, in Cañete de las Torres
  • Caja Rural de Nueva Carteya, in Nueva Carteya
  • Caja Rural de Utrera, in Utrera

Three additional entities joined in the early 2020s:

  • Caja Rural La Vall de San Isidro, in La Vall d'Uixó, Valencian Community, added to the SIP on ;
  • Banco de Depósitos, S.A., a small commercial bank established 1975 in Madrid, purchased by Cajalmendralejo on ;
  • Caja Rural de Benicarló, in Benicarló, Valencian Community, added to the SIP on .

As of end-2023, the Solventia Cooperative Group had total assets of €4.15 billion Cajalmendralejo alone had total assets of €2.6 billion as of 2021.

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