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title: FCF Bank Monitor - Q3 2023 published - FCF Fox Corporate Finance GmbH
description: FCF regularly engages in research on the banking sector based on available data from the most active and largest 21 banking institutions in the German Mittelstand. The findings are published semi-annually in the FCF Bank Monitor.
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# [FCF Bank Monitor - Q3 2023 published - FCF Fox Corporate Finance GmbH](https://www.fcf.de/en/resources/research/fcf-bank-monitor-q3-2023-published)

 Written by [FCF Mittelstand](https://www.fcf.de/en/resources/research/author/fcf-mittelstand) | Oct 16, 2023 6:00:00 AM

FCF Fox Corporate Finance GmbH is delighted to publish the new “**FCF Bank Monitor – Q3 2023**”.

FCF regularly engages in research on the banking sector based on available data from the most active and largest 22 banking institutions in the German Mittelstand. The findings are published quarterly in the FCF Bank Monitor.

The FCF Bank Monitor includes:

**Credit Default Swaps:** Analysis of the 1-/5-/10-Year Credit Default Swaps (CDS) Spreads, which serve as forward-looking risk indicators within the banking sector

**Rating:** Rating information of the large rating agencies

**Performance:** Key fundamental performance indicators for financial institutions

**Bank Ranking:** A ranking based on above criteria provides insight into the health and market perspective of the individual banking institutions, in addition to highlighting the relative performance between the institutions

**League Tables:** Most active banks in German mid-cap segment by lending volume

The FCF Bank Monitor should aid every executive in the German Mittelstand in the selection of their long-term banking partner, following the motto “Know-Your-Bank”.

**Key findings of the FCF Bank Monitor (Q3 2023):**

- 1-Year CDS Spreads: **18.2 bps to 104.1 bps** (factor 5.7x)
- 5-Year CDS Spreads: **46.9 bps to 192.5 bps** (factor 4.1x)
- 10-Year CDS Spreads: **61.7 bps to 223.5 bps **(factor 3.6x)
- Ratings: **AA- to BBB **(factor 5 rating notches)
- Ranking (Top 3): **Bayern LB, ING, Crédit Agricole**

To access the full report, please click [here](https://www.fcf.de/resources/research/download-request-fcf-bank-monitor?hsLang=en).

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