Coverage: Q4 2025 · Information to 9 March 2026

TGB Quarterly Country Banking Sector Report · 9 March 2026

German banks closed 2025 with strong capital and higher pre-tax profits at the largest groups, but tighter lending standards, a fall in corporate lending in the fourth quarter and a commercial property market that the Bundesbank describes as fragile point to a sector whose biggest lenders are earning well in a weak economy.