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About Crédit Agricole home loan SFH

Crédit Agricole Home Loan SFH is the covered bond issuing vehicle of Crédit Agricole Group, set up under the French Société de Financement de l’Habitat framework to refinance residential mortgage production through obligations de financement de l’habitat (OFH). It is a specialized credit institution consolidated by Crédit Agricole S.A., operating under a legal regime that provides dual recourse to the issuer and a segregated cover pool, oversight by a specific controller under ACPR supervision, eligibility and concentration limits for collateral, and asset–liability management constraints. The cover pool consists mainly of French first‑lien mortgages and guaranteed housing loans originated by the Group’s regional banks and LCL; interest‑rate and currency mismatches are typically hedged, voluntary overcollateralization is maintained above the statutory minimum, and liquidity buffers are sized to cover near‑term debt service. Issuances are largely euro benchmarks with bullet or soft‑bullet structures, designed to be CRR Article 129 compliant and generally eligible for ECB repo and LCR purposes, and the program is rated by major agencies. Investor reporting is available at regular intervals and follows market templates, detailing pool composition, loan‑to‑value metrics, seasoning, geographic distribution, and the share covered by guarantees. Principal risk factors include concentration in the French residential market, dependence on third‑party guarantors such as Crédit Logement for a material portion of loans, and potential impacts from regulatory or accounting changes on overcollateralization and liquidity requirements; the vehicle is a funding conduit and does not originate loans to consumers.