Press releases

March 26, 2026

Completion of the CMDI reform: German Banking Industry Committee calls for practical implementation and transitional periods

Following approximately three years of negotiations, the European Parliament and Council have completed their reform of the European crisis management and deposit insurance (CMDI) framework. The formal sign-off means that member states will now start implementing it at national level. The Deutsche Kreditwirtschaft (DK) [German Banking Industry Committee] regards the outcome of the reform as a balanced political compromise overall and believes that the specific details of how it is to be put into practice will be crucial.
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March 10, 2026

Cooperative banks generate a profit of €9.5 billion in 2025

The 646 local cooperative banks, Sparda banks, PSD banks, and other cooperative banks in Germany proactively expanded their lending business in 2025. They also achieved solid growth in the competition for deposits. The preliminary results show that they increased their profit before taxes from around €8.7 billion to around €9.5 billion, a rise of 10.1 percent, while their equity grew by 3.7 percent to €69 billion. As had been the case in 2024, the cooperative banks’ loss allowances at around €2.2 billion were at a cautious level that reflected the economic situation.
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December 18, 2025

GBIC on RIS agreement: still too complex – few stimuli for more capital market participation

European legislators have agreed on key points in trilogue negotiations on the Retail Investment Strategy (RIS). The German Banking Industry Committee (GBIC) welcomes the decision by the Council and Parliament to make changes and simplifications to various aspects of the regulations originally proposed by the European Commission.
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BVR - 06.05.2014, 12:00:00
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