Office Central de Crédit Hypothécaire

the Office Central de Crédit Hypothécaire (Dutch: Centraal Bureau voor Hypothecair Krediet, acronymized as OCCH/CBHK, lit.

The Belgian government coalition agreement of 8 May 1988 foresaw a combination of public-sector banks, resulting in legislation of 17 June 1991 that mandated the integration of the Crédit Communal de Belgique, Société Nationale de Crédit à l'Industrie, and OCCH.

[3]: 21–23 In December 2000, the OCCH's profitable mortgage services were acquired by Dutch specialized financial institution Stater NV [nl].

[4] In 2001, the rest of the business, including the OCCH's branch network and brand name, was acquired by Antwerp-based Argenta.

The former OCCH's legal entity, holding a legacy portfolio of problem loans, was renamed as Credibe, and in 2018 was eventually merged into the Société Fédérale de Participations et d'Investissement [fr], a holding company belonging to the Belgian government.

Former OCCH/CBHK head office at Rue de la Loi 42 in Brussels, following renovation (including added floors on top) completed in 2014 [ 1 ]