Deutsche Pfandbriefbank

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Deutsche Pfandbriefbank
Company type Public ( Aktiengesellschaft )
FWB:  PBB
SDAX component
IndustryBanking
PredecessorHypo Real Estate
Headquarters
Garching, Munich (district), Upper Bavaria
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Germany
Website pfandbriefbank.com

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG is a German bank that specialises in real estate and public sector financing. [1] As of 2016, it is a constituent of the SDAX trading index of German small-cap companies. [2] It is based in Garching in Bayern, a suburb of Munich. Pfandbriefe is a German term for bonds issued in property financing.

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PBB has been designated as a Significant Institution since the entry into force of the European Banking Supervision framework in late 2014, and as a consequence is directly supervised by the European Central Bank. [3] [4]

History

PBB was a part of Hypo Real Estate (HRE), which was nationalised by the German government during the 2008 financial crisis. It was spun off in 2015, under EU rules on state aid to banks. [5] It was rated by Moody's up to June 2015. [6]

In May 2018, the German state – through HRE – placed around 22 million shares in PBB with institutional investors for €12.95 euros apiece in an accelerated bookbuilding; the sale raised around €287 million euros ($339.7 million) and slashed the state's stake in PBB to 3.5 percent from 20 percent. [7] The German public sector trust RAG Foundation bought a 4.5 percent stake. [8]

In 2024, PBB navigated what it called the "greatest real estate crisis" since 2009 as profitability shrivelled, short sellers bet against the bank [9] and its bonds came under pressure from a credit rating downgrade. [10]

In 2025, PBB announced it would not take on new business in the United States, as it considered the country too volatile under President Donald Trump. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Company Overview of Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG". Bloomberg. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "MDAX Constituents". Frankfurt Stock Exchange . Deutsche Börse . Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "The list of significant supervised entities and the list of less significant institutions" (PDF). European Central Bank. 4 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "List of supervised entities" (PDF). European Central Bank. 1 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Gould, Jonathan. "Deutsche Pfandbriefbank eyes flotation". Reuters. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Moody's withdraws ratings on Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG". Global Credit Research. Moody's. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  7. ↑ Maria Sheahan (May 16, 2018), German state sells most of its stake in Pfandbriefbank Reuters .
  8. ↑ Maria Sheahan and Matthias Inverardi (May 18, 2018), Germany's RAG Foundation takes stake in property lender Pfandbriefbank Reuters .
  9. ↑ Nell Mackenzie (21 February 2024), Short-seller bets against Germany's Deutsche Pfandbriefbank hit all-time high  Reuters .
  10. ↑ Tom Sims and Alexander Hübner (13 August 2025), German property bank PBB swings to loss as it withdraws from US  Reuters .
  11. ↑ Tom Sims and Alexander Hübner (14 May 2025), German property bank PBB to shun new US business, citing Trump volatility  Reuters .
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