Credit Agricole Bank Polska S.A.

Activity profile

Credit Agricole Bank Polska is a retail bank that focuses on building long-term relationships with customers, professional consultancy and friendly customer service. The Bank provides its products and services through all access channels: e-banking, telephone (Infolinia) and the network of over 440 bank branches.

Credit Agricole Bank Polska has a comprehensive offering of banking products for individual customers and small and medium businesses. The offering includes, among others, personal account packages, savings products, credit cards, investment funds and mortgage loans. The Bank also offers co-branded credit cards in cooperation with retail store chains.

Credit Agricole is one of the leaders on the consumer loans market. The Bank grants cash and car loans. The Bank’s installment loans are available in 16 thousand points of sales. The Bank is strongly committed to responsible financing.

At the end of 2009 Credit Agricole Bank Polska employed over 6 000 persons.

Financial results

In 2011 the consolidated result on banking activity amounted to over PLN 1.3 bn and the consolidated net profit to over PLN 106,7 million. The solvency ratio of Credit Agricole Bank Polska, which is one of the stability indicators, reached the level of 14.19 % at the end of 2011.

Strategy

The strategy for 2010-2013 assumes positioning Credit Agricole Bank Polska among top universal banks in Poland and, at the same time, maintaining the leading position in consumer finance. The Bank plans to achieve these objectives by gradually increasing the number of active customers and building long-term customer relationships. The relationships with customers will be based on professional consultancy, offers tailored to individual needs and friendly customer service.

Since 2001 the French financial group Crédit Agricole, which operates in 70 countries, is the main shareholder of Credit Agricole Bank Polska. The Group provides Credit Agricole Bank Polska with know-how and financial support in achieving the strategic goals. Apart from Credit Agricole Bank Polska, the Crédit Agricole Group in Poland also comprises Europejski Fundusz Leasingowy, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank as well as Crédit Agricole Ubezpieczenia na Życie.