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About DZ HYP AG

DZ HYP AG is a German real estate bank within the DZ BANK Group and the Cooperative Financial Network, created in 2018 through the merger of DG HYP and WL BANK, with registered offices in Hamburg and Münster. Its core business is long-term financing for commercial real estate and the housing industry, alongside lending to municipalities and other public-sector entities; retail mortgage activity is largely distributed via local cooperative banks, with DZ HYP acting as a central real estate lender and portfolio platform. The credit portfolio is concentrated in German commercial property across office, residential, retail, logistics, and social infrastructure, with selective activity in neighboring European markets; underwriting typically reflects collateralized structures and cash flow assessment, leaving results sensitive to property valuations, interest-rate dynamics, and refinancing conditions. Funding is primarily via Mortgage and Public Pfandbriefe, supplemented by unsecured capital-market instruments and group sources; cover pools are managed under the German Pfandbrief Act, including asset eligibility, documentation, and liquidity requirements. The bank is regulated under the German Banking Act and supervised within the European framework, and is embedded in the cooperative institutional protection scheme. Risk management focuses on credit, market, and liquidity risks, with interest-rate exposures generally hedged and historically low non-performing loan levels; key residual risks include sector and borrower concentration in commercial real estate and potential valuation volatility. DZ HYP operates nationwide through regional real estate competence centers, supports syndications and club deals, and offers ancillary services such as structuring and interest-rate hedging. Strategic priorities in a higher-rate environment include disciplined origination, cautious portfolio steering, and the use of sustainable finance frameworks to originate and refinance eligible assets, including the issuance of green Pfandbriefe.