Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) is a German state-owned development bank, established in 1948. KfW provides housing finance, small- and medium- enterprise financing, export and import finance, foreign investment finance.
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau is the 3rd largest bank in Germany in terms of total assets. In 2016 its total assets were 507,01 bln EUR, providing the bank with the market share of 7.16%.
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau is rated by Fitch, Moody's. Long-term credit rating assigned to the bank by Fitch is AAA (highest credit quality). Long-term credit rating assigned to the bank by Moody's is Aaa (prime).
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau participates in deposit guarantee scheme of Germany. This scheme covers accounts up to 100 000 EUR per bank per depositor.
KfW (Germany)Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau is a member of KfW (Germany).
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau is headquartered in Frankfurt Am Main.
| Total Assets (2016) |
|---|
| 507.01 bln EUR (+0.80%) |
In 2016 total assets of Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau were 507.01 bln EUR. Growth compared to the previous period (2015) was 0.80%. The evolution of the total assets of Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau is shown at Chart 1 below.
Chart 1. Total Assets of Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau.
| Total Assets (2016) |
|---|
| 3rd (market share 7.16%) |
In 2016 Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau was ranked the 3rd largest bank in Germany in terms of total assets, having 7.16% of the domestic market share.
Chart 2. Market share of Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (among banks in Germany)
Several banks having the market shares and ranks closest to Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau are shown below.
| Rank | Name | Total Assets | Market Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main | 509447.00 mln EUR | 7.19% |
| 3 | Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau | 507013.00 mln EUR | 7.16% |
| 4 |  Commerzbank AG | 480500.00 mln EUR | 6.78% |
| Fitch | Moody's |
|---|---|
| AAA (highest credit quality) | Aaa (prime) |
Credit Rating is an opinion of a credit rating agency about credit worthiness of a company or a government. Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau is rated by Fitch and Moody's.
Credit ratings assigned to Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau as of May 2018 are shown in details in the following sections.
Long-term issuer default rating is Fitch's view of a credit institution's relative vulnerability to default on its financial obligations, for Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau it is set to AAA (highest credit quality), outlook is stable (not likely to change). The rating is not on watch. Short-term issuer default rating for Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau is set to F1+ (highest short-term credit quality).
| Long-Term Issuer Default Rating | AAA |
| Outlook | stable |
| On Watch | No |
| Short-Term Issuer Default Rating | F1+ |
| Viability Rating | - |
| Support Rating | 1 |
| Support Rating Floor | AAA |
Viability rating for Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau is not set support rating is 1 (extremely high probability of external support); support rating floor is AAA (highest credit quality).
Long-term rating for Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau it is set to Aaa (prime). Long-term bank deposit rating is Aaa (prime). Baseline credit assessment is not set. Short-term rating is not assigned.
| Long-Term Rating | Aaa |
| Long-Term Bank Deposit Rating | Aaa |
| Short-Term Rating | - |
| Outlook | stable |
Outlook for the ratings of Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau is set to stable (not likely to change).
| Deposit Guarantee |
|---|
| Yes (up to 100 000 EUR per depositor) |
Deposit Guarantee Schemes compensate certain deposits held by depositors of a bank that becomes unable to meet its obligations.
All credit institutions operating in Germany are obliged to participate in German deposit guarantee scheme.
In the case of Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau failure, eligible depositors having covered accounts in this bank will be paid out the following compensation:
| Covered Accounts | all deposit accounts (deposits on current accounts and savings accounts, overnight money or time deposits, registered savings bonds, and similar) |
| Covered Currencies | EU currencies |
| Maximum Protected Amount | 100 000 EUR |
| Paid In Currency | EUR |
BIC (Business Identifier Code, also known as SWIFT code or SWIFT BIC) is a the mostly used international identifier of financial institutions. SWIFT is the registration authority for BICs. BICs are used in financial transactions, client and counterparty data bases, compliance documents and many others.
A BIC consists of eight or eleven characters, comprising a financial institution code (four characters), a country code (two characters), a location code (two characters) and, optionally, a branch code (three characters).
BIC of Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau and its components are shown in the table below.
| BIC | KFWIDEFFXXX |
| Bank BIC Code | KFWI |
| Country Code | DE (Germany) |
| Location Code | FF |
| Branch Code | XXX |
MFI ID (Monetary Financial Institution Identifier) is a code, unique to each institution in the MFI list provided by ECB (European Central Bank). MFI ID is hence applicable to MFIs resident in the European Union.
The code is alphanumerical, with the first two digits representing the two-digit ISO code for the country of residence of the MFI and the remaining number of digits (no limit has been specified) is any combination of alphanumerical characters.
MFI ID of Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau is shown in the table below.
| MFI ID | DE03467 |
