Sparebanken Sør operates as an independent financial institution in Norway. It operates through Retail Market and Corporate Market segment. The company is involved in banking, securities trading, and real estate brokerage activities in Agder, Rogaland, Vestfold, and Telemark counties, as well as insurance brokerage and property management services. It also provides non-life and personal insurance, employers' liability insurance, and occupational pensions, car financing, and consultancy services. In addition, the company engages in the real estate and security trading businesses. It serves retail and corporate customers, including private hospital and other health enterprises, schools, daycare centers, ecclesiastical enterprises, missionary organizations, and organizations for children and young people. The company was founded in 1824 and is headquartered in Kristiansand, Norway.