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UniCredit vs Intesa Sanpaolo

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

Verdict:

On a representative BBB+ EUR 25M 5-year term loan, Intesa Sanpaolo is the cheaper lender by 0bp in minimum spread. For a EUR 25M facility, that's EUR 256 per year.

Bank profiles compared

Metric UniCredit
Italy
Intesa Sanpaolo
Italy
IRB approachMixedMixed
Cost-to-income38.0%42.2%
Effective tax rate27.0%28.0%
Avg corporate PD4.52%4.13%
Avg LGD unsecured32.1%39.3%
Avg LGD secured19.3%23.6%
Funding spread (bp)20bp18bp
Corporate EADEUR 183bnEUR 138bn

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 UniCredit Intesa Sanpaolo
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)6.68%6.76%
Min spread for 12% RAROC269bp269bp
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