Česká spořitelna was established in 1825 as the first savings bank institution in the Czech Republic. Today, Česká spořitelna has a network of 657 branches and operates 1,435 ATMs and transactional terminals (of which 48 are for the visually impaired). With its 11 subsidiaries, the bank covers an entire spectrum of financial services and client needs. The network also includes 18 Mortgage Centres, 13 Regional Corporate Centres for SME clients, 13 Regional Centers for Erste Private Banking clients and 6 Erste Premier branches.