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Credit Mutuel France

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

Cost-to-income
55.3%
Operating efficiency
Effective tax rate
24.1%
Applied to RAROC numerator
Avg corporate PD
3.84%
Probability of default
Avg LGD unsecured
38.0%
Loss given default

How Credit Mutuel prices corporate credit

Credit Mutuel is a France-based bank with approximately EUR 112bn of corporate credit exposure (EAD) under the Mixed approach to credit risk capital. The numbers below come directly from Credit Mutuel'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 ratio55.3%Operating cost share of net revenue
Effective tax rate24.1%Applied to RAROC numerator after EL and funding
Average corporate PD3.84%EAD-weighted probability of default
Avg LGD (unsecured)38.0%Loss share if borrower defaults, no collateral
Avg LGD (secured)22.8%Loss share with eligible collateral
Funding spread12bpBank's wholesale funding cost above risk-free
Corporate EADEUR 112bnTotal 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 Mutuel would generate an estimated RAROC of 7.66% 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)7.66%
Min spread to hit 12% RAROC243bp

How Credit Mutuel compares to peers

Out of 59 banks in the OpenRAROC dataset, Credit Mutuel ranks #18 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
17Wells FargoUnited States7.67%243bp
18Credit MutuelFrance7.66%243bp
19BarclaysUnited Kingdom7.64%241bp
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Data source

Credit Mutuel Pilier 3 FY2024 CR6 (AIRB+FIRB); FY2025 Results press release (C/I, tax)

Mixed A-IRB+F-IRB. A-IRB Corp non-SME: EAD 39.4bn PD 6.16% LGD 25%. F-IRB Corp: EAD 73.0bn PD 2.59% LGD 45%. EAD-wtd: 112.5bn PD 3.84% LGD 38.0%. C/I 55.3%, ETR 24.1% (excl surtax) FY2025. CR6 from FY2024 (FY2025 Pillar 3 not yet published).

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