Additional MNB buildings and network
In addition to its main building, the bank also operated and continues to operate as an owner or lessee in a number of buildings, today only in Budapest, but before 1987 also in county directorates, branches and even in foreign representative offices. The building of the former Hungarian Royal Postal Savings Bank designed by Ödön Lechner, which operated from its opening in 1901 until nationalisation took place, is still an architectural landmark. Afterwards, it operated as building B of the central bank. The two buildings were connected by a passage on the first floor. When the ownership of the Lechner building was passed on to the Hungarian State Treasury, the passage was demolished.
Network: branches, representative offices, county and regional directorates
The Austro–Hungarian Bank also established a network of branch and representative offices. It was taken over by the Hungarian Royal State Note Issuing Institute in 1921. Upon foundation, Magyar Nemzeti Bank started operating with 17 branches in 1924, by 1926, the number of branches was increased to 20. The network was expanded to 77 units in 1929, including 54 representative offices, which performed limited central bank retail functions. Bank functions were performed in 21 branches and 60 representative offices in 1935.
● Baja
● Békéscsaba
● Cegléd
● Debrecen
● Eger
● Gyöngyös
● Győr
● Kaposvár
● Kecskemét
● Miskolc
● Nagykanizsa
● Nyíregyháza
● Pécs
● Sátoraljaújhely
● Sopron
● Szeged
● Székesfehérvár
● Szekszárd
● Szolnok
● Szombathely
● Veszprém
Source: Zemplén Museum
After the two decisions adopted in Vienna, branch and representative offices were established in the re-annexed territories and operated until 1944.
● Beszterce representative office
● Csíkszereda representative office
● Dés representative office
● Érsekújvár branch
● Kassa branch
● Kolozsvár branch
● Máramarossziget representative office and branch
● Marosvásárhely branch
● Munkács branch
● Nagyvárad branch
● Sepsiszentgyörgy branch
● Szabadka branch
● Szatmárnémeti branch
● Székelyudvarhelyi representative office
● Szilágysomlyó representative office
● Újvidék branch
● Ungvár branch
● Zilah representative office
Source: Zemplén Museum
Branches operated in county capitals, Cegléd, and Sátoraljaújhely after World War II. After nationalisation took place and the single-tier banking system was established, branches became county directorates while representative offices became branches. 18 branches operated in Budapest and 36 in the countryside on 30 June 1951, including the so-called “regional branches”.
Branches in the countryside after 1950:
Baranya county: Pécs 2, Mohács, Komló, Villány, Szigetvár, Siklós, Sásd, Pécsvárad, Sellye
Bács–Kiskun county: Kecskemét 2, Baja, Kalocsa, Kiskunfélegyháza, Bácsalmás Kiskőrös, Kiskunhalas, Kunszentmiklós, Dunavecse
Békés county: Békéscsaba, Orosháza, Gyula, Gyoma, Szarvas, Mezőkovácsháza, Békés, Sarkad, Szeghalom
Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén county: Miskolc 2, Sátoraljaújhely, Ózd, Diósgyőr, Sárospatak, Szikszó, Szerencs, Mezőcsát, Abaújszántó, Mezőkövesd, Edelény, Putnok, Encs, Ricse
Csongrád(–Csanád) county: Szeged 2, Hódmezővásárhely, Makó, Szentes, Csongrád
Fejér county: Székesfehérvár, Dunapentele , Enying, Bicske, Adony, Sárbogárd, Mór
Győr[ –Moson–Sopron county: Győr 2, Sopron, Mosonmagyaróvár, Tét, Csorna, Kapuvár
Hajdú–Bihar county: Debrecen 2, Püspökladány, Polgár, Berettyóújfalu, Derecske, Nagyléta, Biharkeresztes, Hajdúböszörmény, Hajdúnánás
Heves county: Eger 2, Gyöngyös, Hatvan, Füzesabony, Heves, Pétervására
Komárom(–Esztergom) county: Tatabánya 2, Dorog, Tata, Komárom, Esztergom, Kisbér
Nógrád county: Salgótarján 2, Balassagyarmat, Pásztó, Szécsény, Rétság
Pest county: Cegléd, Vác, Aszód, Monor, Ráckeve, Gödöllő, Nagykáta, Gyón, Szob, Szentendre, Nagykőrös (Budapesten: Pest county, Pest agglomeration and Buda regional branches)
Somogy county: Kaposvár 2, Siófok, Nagyatád, Csurgó, Fonyód, Barcs, Marcali, Tab
Szabolcs–Szatmár(–Bereg) county: Nyíregyháza 2, Mátészalka, Nyírbátor, Fehérgyarmat, Nagykálló, Kemecse, Csenger, Tiszalök, Kisvárda, Baktalórántháza, Vásárosnamény
(Jász–Nagykun–)Szolnok county: Szolnok 2, Karcag, Törökszentmiklós, Jászberény, Kunhegyes, Tiszafüred, Jászapáti, Kunszentmárton, Kisújszállás, Mezőtúr, Túrkeve
Tolna county: Szekszárd 2, Tamási, Bonyhád, Dombóvár, Gyönk, Paks
Vas county: Szombathely 2, Kőszeg, Körmend, Vasvár, Sárvár, Celldömölk, Szentgotthárd
Veszprém county: Veszprém, Pápa, Balatonfüred, Sümeg, Zirc, Keszthely, Tapolca, Devecser, Várpalota, Ajka
Zala county: Nagykanizsa, Zalaegerszeg, Zalaszentgrót, Letenye, Lenti
After the restoration of the two-tier banking system, 18 county directorates and the Budapest headquarters meant the central bank between 1987 and 1996. County directorates were terminated in 1997, and 8 regional directorates were left, their number was decreased to four in two years. Later even these were closed.