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About DZ Bank

DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank is the central institution of Germany’s cooperative financial network (Genossenschaftliche FinanzGruppe) and operates as a corporate and investment bank headquartered in Frankfurt am Main with an additional hub in Düsseldorf following its 2016 merger with WGZ Bank. It provides wholesale services to roughly 700 local cooperative banks (Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken) and their customer base, including liquidity and treasury management, capital markets access, payments, trade and export finance, risk management, and custody, while also serving mid-sized and large corporates and institutional investors directly. The group structure includes or is closely aligned with specialist entities such as DZ HYP (commercial real estate finance), Union Investment (asset management), R+V Versicherung (insurance), Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall (building society), TeamBank (consumer finance under the easyCredit brand), DZ PRIVATBANK (private banking), and various transaction and card services providers; product availability and terms differ by entity and jurisdiction. DZ BANK is supervised as a significant institution under the European Central Bank’s Single Supervisory Mechanism, with additional oversight by BaFin and the Deutsche Bundesbank, reports capital and liquidity ratios under Basel III, and holds high investment-grade ratings from major agencies; funding is diversified across network-related deposits, unsecured issuance, and covered bonds issued within the group. The bank maintains international branches and subsidiaries in financial centers including New York, London, Hong Kong, and Singapore, is active in debt capital markets and securitization (including Schuldschein and labeled sustainable bonds), and provides cash management and correspondent services. For retail customers, day-to-day banking is delivered by local cooperative banks rather than DZ BANK itself; account features, fees, interest rates, and digital channels (such as the VR Banking app) are set locally and vary, and investment and insurance products are distributed primarily via Union Investment and R+V with their respective documentation and risks. The risk profile reflects exposure to the German economy, interest-rate sensitivity in the banking book, commercial real estate cycles via DZ HYP, market and counterparty risks in capital markets activities, and interconnections within the cooperative network; the group issues MREL-eligible liabilities and is subject to bail-in, while customer protections rely on the cooperative sector’s institutional protection scheme recognized under EU law alongside applicable statutory arrangements. Corporate access typically occurs through the cooperative network, with onboarding and KYC requirements aligned to EU standards; service levels and pricing depend on client segment and relationship. DZ BANK publishes audited consolidated financial statements and Pillar 3 disclosures annually; reviewing the latest reports is necessary for current figures on capital ratios, asset quality, earnings, and funding structure.