Filanbanco

Filanbanco
IndustryFinancial services
PredecessorLa Filantrópica
Founded1908 (1908) in Guayaquil
Defunct2001 (2001)
FateFailure after banking crisis
Headquarters,
Area served
Ecuador
ProductsBanking services
OwnerThe Isaias Group and later Government of Ecuador

Filanbanco was the largest bank in Ecuador until it went bankrupt in 2001 following the banking crisis of 1998.[1] The bank was originally founded in the city of Guayaquil in 1908.