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Bank of America vs JP Morgan

Side-by-side credit pricing comparison from Pillar 3 disclosures.

Verdict:

On a representative BBB+ EUR 25M 5-year term loan, JP Morgan is the cheaper lender by 12bp in minimum spread. For a EUR 25M facility, that's EUR 30,922 per year.

Bank profiles compared

Metric Bank of America
United States
JP Morgan
United States
IRB approachA-IRBA-IRB
Cost-to-income60.0%52.0%
Effective tax rate24.0%21.4%
Avg corporate PD0.73%1.20%
Avg LGD unsecured27.5%35.0%
Avg LGD secured15.0%15.0%
Funding spread (bp)12bp10bp
Corporate EADEUR 2098bnEUR 1333bn

Sample RAROC: BBB+ EUR 25M 5Y term loan

Both banks priced on the exact same deal — 150bp spread, 20bp commitment fee, 60-month maturity. Higher RAROC means the bank earns more from this deal. Lower min-spread means the borrower gets a better rate.

Component Bank of America JP Morgan
Annual revenueEUR 385,000EUR 385,000
Operating costEUR 154,000EUR 154,000
Expected lossEUR 28,750EUR 28,750
Capital required (FPE)EUR 2,451,320EUR 2,451,320
RAROC (after tax)7.67%8.12%
Min spread for 12% RAROC243bp231bp
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