In the 1980s, Deutsche Hypo, which was once viewed as a “small” bank, announced that in future, it would steer clear of retail banking and henceforth it would only work together with commercial customers and major clients. The lower limit for the awarding of loans was set at 400,000 Deutsche Mark. Just like the move to Hanover, this decision also turned out to be completely right. The bank succeeded in setting up a network of branches across the whole country, in order to be able to serve diverse customer wishes and to achieve success within a short time as a sought-after provider in the sector of construction financing of commercial properties in Germany.