SaarLB with a solid first half of the year, stable cus-tomer loan portfolio, increase in capital ratios, and improved earnings.
SaarLB looks back on a solid first half of the year, during which new business figures in some segments developed below expectations, but significant growth was achieved in the areas of renewable energy project financing and the French business. In our new business, we were overall below the value of the previous year […]
Fitch Ratings upgrades rating
The renowned rating agency ‘Fitch Ratings’ has once again reviewed and assessed the creditworthiness of our bank and has come to a positive conclusion: Further information can be found in the rating report, which has already been published on the ‘Fitch Ratings’ website: https://www.fitchratings.com/research/structured-finance/covered-bonds/fitch-upgrades-saarlb-idr-to-a-stable-affirms-viability-rating-at-bbb-08-07-2024
Cross-border syndication event “Bienvenüe sportive 2024”
Together with our Deputy Chairman of the Board of Management Gunar Feth, we once again welcomed more than 40 banking partners from Germany, France and Luxembourg to this year’s syndication event last week. The event kicked off with a presentation by Matthias Barthauer (Lead Director Research Jones Lang LaSalle SE) on the topic of “Investment […]
Maik Mittelberg rounds out our Board of Management on 1 June
He was personally introduced to all employees at an internal event at the beginning of the year Maik Mittelberg, our new member of the Board of Management, will start as Chief Risk Officer of SaarLB on 1 June and is looking forward to his new professional challenge: ‘I am very much looking forward to it […]
Syndicate financing for the hausInvest in Paris
We were able to secure EUR 100.0 million in financing for the Paris property “Avenue Kléber”, in which Deutsche Hypo – NordLB Real Estate Finance participated as a syndicate partner withEUR 40.0 million. The “Avenue Kléber” property is part of the hausInvest Commerz Real special fund. It is a high-quality office building in a prime […]
SaarLB can look back on a very solid business result
Saarbrücken, 8 April 2024: Although the past financial year was challenging in both Germany and France, as a Franco-German bank we can look back on a very solid result and thus continue the positive trend of recent years. In terms of new business, we were below the record level of the previous year, but above […]
#KeineWirtschaftOhneWir – #NoEconomyWithoutUs
This Monday, the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry is launching a nationwide action campaign to take a clear stand against right-wing extremist ideologies, as more than 27% of all employees in Germany have a migration background. As a Franco-German bank, we also support the “27% OF US” action campaign and clearly express our position […]
Significant donation of €19,000 handed over to institutions
Over the past year, we at SaarLB and LBS, together with our employees and the Staff Council, have been able to carry out numerous charitable campaigns. As a result, donations totalling €19,000 were collected. During a festive handover ceremony this Tuesday, we were pleased to share this good news with the following previously selected institutions […]
Successful start to the year
Our kick-off event at the beginning of each year is a special highlight for our employees in our calendar of events. Last Thursday we had reached that point again, and, right on time for Dr Thomas Bretzger’s opening words, the room in the west wing of the Congress Hall was filled to capacity. As part […]
The Talent Class of 2022/23 bids farewell…
For several years now, we have used the Talent Class to offer our “young talents” the opportunity to participate in an internal development programme, enabling them to qualify for key positions within our bank. We act as a kind of “career coach”, helping our banking professionals to pursue their desired career paths. The Talent […]