: T oh oku ▁University ▁fac ulty <0x0A> </s> ▁Cass a ▁di ▁Ris par m io ▁di ▁Cent o ▁S . p . A . ▁( known ▁as ▁CR ▁Cent o ▁or ▁Car ic ento ▁in ▁short ) ▁is ▁an ▁Italian ▁sav ings ▁bank ▁based ▁in ▁Cent o , ▁Em ilia - R om agna , ▁which ▁serve ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Ferr ara , ▁Bolog na ▁and ▁Mod ena . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁bank ▁was ▁found ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁in ▁Cent o , ▁in ▁the ▁Pap al ▁States ▁and ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁March ▁ 1 8 5 9 . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁due ▁to ▁, ▁the ▁daily ▁bank ing ▁operation ▁and ▁ownership ▁were ▁split ▁into ▁a ▁società ▁per ▁az ioni ▁and ▁F ond azione ▁Cass a ▁di ▁Ris par m io ▁di ▁Cent o , ▁a ▁bank ing ▁foundation . ▁Which ▁the ▁bank ▁still ▁majority ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁foundation , ▁through ▁direct ▁and ▁indirect ▁ownership ▁( Hold ing ▁Cass a ▁di ▁Ris par m io ▁di ▁Cent o ▁S . p . A .). ▁C asse ▁Emil iano ▁Rom ag no le ▁was ▁a ▁minor ity ▁share holder ▁for ▁ 2 0 % ▁shares , ▁but ▁sold ▁the ▁shares ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁foundation ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁northern ▁Italy ▁bank ▁Ban ca ▁Pop olare ▁di ▁S ond rio ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁bank ▁had ▁interested