, ▁called ▁the ▁Great ▁Sea ▁in ▁the ▁Bible <0x0A> </s> ▁G E ▁Ar tes ia ▁Bank ▁was ▁a ▁Dutch ▁financial ▁institution ▁based ▁in ▁Rot ter dam ▁and ▁Amsterdam . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁as ▁the ▁Nederland sche ▁Cred it ▁and ▁De pos it ob ank . ▁ ▁Company ▁history ▁The ▁bank ▁has ▁under g one ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁name ▁changes ▁since ▁its ▁in ception . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Par ib as ▁group ▁and ▁was ▁renamed ▁Ban que ▁de ▁Paris ▁et ▁des ▁Pays - Bas ▁N . V ., ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁the ▁name ▁changed ▁to ▁Ban que ▁Par ib as ▁Nederland ▁N V . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁following ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁Ar tes ia ▁Bank ing ▁Cor p ., ▁the ▁name ▁changed ▁to ▁Ban que ▁Ar tes ia ▁Nederland ▁N . V . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁the ▁bank ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁G E ▁Com mer cial ▁Fin ance ▁and ▁now ▁oper ates ▁under ▁the ▁trade ▁name ▁G E ▁Ar tes ia ▁Bank . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁newspaper ▁F D ▁reports ▁G E ▁pull s ▁the ▁plug ▁out ▁of ▁G E ▁Ar tes ia ▁Bank . ▁ ▁Services ▁G E ▁Ar tes ia ▁Bank ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁Rot ter dam ▁and ▁Amsterdam , ▁The ▁Netherlands .