SaarLB in financial year 2025: Well-positioned in a chal-lenging market environment
SaarLB looks back on an overall challenging financial year 2025. In a still difficult economic environment along with a highly competitive market, the Franco-German bank demonstrated its robust position. Although earnings growth slowed compared to the very strong previous year, SaarLB’s robust capital base, resilient customer business, disciplined risk management and solid market position underscore […]
Infrastructure Symposium with Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder
Last Thursday, the Infrastructure Symposium organised by SaarLB, the Economic Council and the Club des Affaires took place in Saarbrücken. The event was opened by, amongst others, our board member Frank Peter Eloy, who emphasised the importance of modern infrastructure for economic development. In the subsequent keynote speech by Patrick Schnieder, Federal Minister of Transport, […]
Iljana Raute succeeds Frank Eloy
At the Annual General Meeting on 26 March, SaarLB’s shareholders appointed Iljana Raute as Frank Eloy’s successor. His contract is due to expire in 2027 as scheduled. Frank Eloy has thus served as a member of the Executive Board at SaarLB for more than 25 years. Iljana Raute currently works at NORD/LB as Head of […]
Maik Mittelberg at the Handelsblatt Annual Conference on Banking Supervision
We took part in the Handelsblatt Annual Banking Supervision Conference again this year: Our board member Maik Mittelberg joined Tina Alvarez and Christian Beck on the panel “Resilience in the lending business: identifying risks, managing them consistently”. The focus was on dealing with rising NPL risks, effective strategies for limiting credit risks whilst maintaining stable […]
Construction of the Chiemgau Campus in Traunstein
Together with the Kreissparkasse Traunstein-Trostberg, SaarLB has financed the construction of the Campus Chiemgau in Traunstein – an innovative site shared by the Rosenheim University of Applied Sciences, the Traunstein Chamber of Industry and Commerce Academy, and the Chamber of Crafts for Munich and Upper Bavaria. The project will create a modern centre for education […]
Handover of donations to initiatives in the Greater Region
Last year, SaarLB, Landesbausparkasse Saar (LBS), their employees and the staff council once again collected donations for a good cause through numerous campaigns. A total of 17,200 euros was raised, which was handed over this Wednesday morning during a small ceremony in the SaarLB customer hall. Supported organisations and projects The donations were presented to […]
We are once again a Leading Employer in 2026!
We are proud to announce that we have once again been recognized as a Leading Employer in Germany in 2026. For the second consecutive year, Leading Employers has honored us as one of the country’s top employers, placing us among the top 1% of our industry nationwide. The award ceremony took place as part of […]
Our first Welcome Day
With the Welcome Day, our bank has introduced a new format that offers new employees a dedicated space for personal exchange, networking and appreciation. All colleagues who have joined our organization within the past three months are invited to participate. Regardless of their individual start date, the Welcome Day provides an opportunity to share initial […]
Successful debut issue of a senior preferred bond in sub-benchmark format
Yesterday, as a Franco-German bank, we successfully placed our first senior preferred bond in sub-benchmark format with a volume of €300 million on the market. Following a global investor call and further calls on Monday afternoon, the books opened yesterday at 9 a.m. sharp, with an encouraging response – our bond was oversubscribed 2.6 times […]
Award ceremony for the Franco-German Youth Literature Prize
Once again this year, we were proud to be a partner at the award ceremony for the 13th Franco-German Youth Literature Prize, held in the Modern Gallery of the Saarland Museum. In addition to children and young people, many authors and representatives from politics, business and culture were also in attendance. The State Secretary for […]
