Commerzbank’s leverage ratio sinks as balance sheet bloats
Total leverage exposure hits €527 billion
German lender Commerzbank grew on- and off-balance sheet assets by 8% in the three months to end-March, causing its leverage ratio to drop 27 basis points to 4.5%.
Total leverage exposure, the denominator of the leverage ratio, stood at €527 billion ($590 billion), up from €486 billion at end-December and €495 billion in the year-ago quarter.
Tier 1 capital, the ratio’s numerator, increased more
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