Peasants' Land Bank

The Peasants' Land Bank (Russian: Крестьянский поземельный банк) was a financial institution in the Russian Empire founded by nobles during the reign of Alexander III.

The Peasants' Land Bank was somewhat limited in its effectiveness by a lack of funding; it was also not nearly as generous as the Nobles' Land Bank, which had lower interest rates.

Nikolai von Bunge also abolished the poll tax, which was only paid by peasants, in 1886, which helped to reduce the financial burden the peasants faced.

In 1888, its activity was extended to include the Kingdom of Poland; by 1891, it had thirty-nine branches.

Under Peter Stolypin, the Land Bank was extended to make it easier for the peasants to set up their own farms, and by 1907, 670.3 million roubles had been repaid out of a total of 2,012 million.