Bank van Lening A Bank van Lening is a Dutch term for an early type of bank that functioned similarly to a Mount of Piety (Dutch: Berg van Barmhartigheid). It was usually called the "lommerd". Examples were: Stadsbank van Lening, Amsterdam Bank van Lening, Haarlem Stadsleenbank Delft Category:Banking in the Netherlands Category:History of banking Category:Medieval banking Category:Pawn shops