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Credit Agricole France

RAROC profile and corporate credit pricing model derived from Pillar 3 disclosures.

Cost-to-income
55.7%
Operating efficiency
Effective tax rate
24.0%
Applied to RAROC numerator
Avg corporate PD
2.14%
Probability of default
Avg LGD unsecured
40.0%
Loss given default

How Credit Agricole prices corporate credit

Credit Agricole is a France-based bank with approximately EUR 184bn of corporate credit exposure (EAD) under the Mixed approach to credit risk capital. The numbers below come directly from Credit Agricole's most recent Pillar 3 CR6 regulatory filings and are used to model how this bank prices corporate credit facilities.

ParameterValueWhat it means
IRB approachMixedHow the bank computes risk-weighted assets
Cost-to-income ratio55.7%Operating cost share of net revenue
Effective tax rate24.0%Applied to RAROC numerator after EL and funding
Average corporate PD2.14%EAD-weighted probability of default
Avg LGD (unsecured)40.0%Loss share if borrower defaults, no collateral
Avg LGD (secured)24.0%Loss share with eligible collateral
Funding spread12bpBank's wholesale funding cost above risk-free
Corporate EADEUR 184bnTotal exposure at default to corporates

Sample RAROC calculation

On a representative BBB+ rated, 5-year term loan of EUR 25M at 150bp spread with a 20bp commitment fee, Credit Agricole would generate an estimated RAROC of 7.67% against a typical 12% bank hurdle rate. To hit that hurdle on this exact deal, the bank would need a minimum spread of 243bp. This deal is significantly below target — the bank would either reprice it or decline.

ComponentValue
Annual revenue (spread + fees)EUR 385,000
Operating costEUR 154,000
Expected loss (PD × LGD × EAD)EUR 28,750
Capital required (FPE)EUR 2,451,320
RAROC (after tax)7.67%
Min spread to hit 12% RAROC243bp

How Credit Agricole compares to peers

Out of 59 banks in the OpenRAROC dataset, Credit Agricole ranks #15 by RAROC on this sample deal.

RankBankCountryRAROCMin spread
1Qatar National BankQatar9.00%203bp
2DBS GroupSingapore8.18%224bp
3JP MorganUnited States8.12%231bp
4ICBCChina8.06%233bp
5China Construction BankChina8.06%233bp
14TD BankCanada7.70%239bp
15Credit AgricoleFrance7.67%243bp
16Bank of AmericaUnited States7.67%243bp
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Data source

Pillar 3 30.06.2025 CR6 (H1 2025); CASA FY2025 Results (C/I, tax)

Mixed A-IRB+F-IRB. F-IRB Corp-Other: EAD 146.2bn PD 1.33% LGD 39.92%. A-IRB Corp-Other: EAD 37.7bn PD 5.28% LGD 40.46%. EAD-wtd: 183.9bn PD 2.14% LGD 40.03%. CASA C/I 55.7%, ETR 24.0% FY2025.

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