 Ltda and six years later, after avoiding bankruptcy thanks to the intervention of the Bank of Spain it became Caja Rural Vasca (or Baserritarren Kutxa in basque) and begun to grow outside Biscay.En 1997, it slightly changed names again to become Caja Rural Vasca, S. Coop.de Crédito and failed a hostile takeover of Bankoa Crédit Agricole.