▁The ▁bank ▁has ▁total ▁assets ▁of ▁N OK ▁ 4 6 ▁billion , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁largest ▁bank ▁in ▁Norway . ▁In ▁Tr ø nd el ag ▁the ▁bank ▁has ▁a ▁market ▁share ▁of ▁ 3 8 % ▁while ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁ 2 8 % ▁marked ▁share ▁in ▁R oms dal . ▁The ▁bank ▁serves ▁both ▁private ▁customers ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁agricult ural , ▁small ▁and ▁medium - s ized ▁business es ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁sector . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁bank ▁has ▁roots ▁to ▁Tr ond h j ems ▁Sp are bank ▁which ▁was ▁founded ▁to ▁ 1 8 2 3 . ▁ ▁Sp are bank en ▁Mid t - N orge ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁when ▁ 2 3 ▁sav ings ▁banks ▁in ▁Tr ø nd el ag ▁merged ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁regional ▁sav ings ▁bank . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁S par esk ill ings bank en ▁was ▁also ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁bank . ▁The ▁bank ▁created ▁gr unn f onds be vis ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁listed ▁itself ▁on ▁Os lo ▁Stock ▁Exchange . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁it ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁al liance ▁Sp are B ank ▁ 1 , ▁where ▁it ▁today ▁holds ▁a ▁ 1 9 . 5 % ▁ownership . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁it ▁bought ▁the ▁commercial ▁bank ▁R oms d als ▁F elles bank . ▁ ▁The ▁Norwegian ▁subs