Crédit Agricole
Crédit Agricole is France's largest retail banking group, a cooperative network of regional banks offering current accounts, cards, savings, and loans across the country.
Crédit Agricole operates in the French Banking segment.
Crédit Agricole: Core Facts
- Entity Type
- Cooperative full-service retail bank
- Group
- Crédit Agricole group (regional caisses)
- Online subsidiary
- BforBank
- Structure
- Mutual/cooperative network of regional banks
- Headquarters
- Montrouge, France
- Founded
- 1894 (origins from 1885)
- Banking licence
- French banking licence
- IBAN
- French IBAN (FR)
- Regulator
- ACPR (Banque de France)
- Deposit guarantee
- FGDR up to EUR 100,000 per bank
- Status
- Active Definition
- Verified
How Crédit Agricole compares
Crédit Agricole is NOT the same as its online bank BforBank, nor the same as rival mutuals Crédit Mutuel or Caisse d'Épargne. Crédit Agricole is a cooperative group of regional caisses, while BforBank is its separate online arm.
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Crédit Agricole: Frequently Asked Questions
What is Crédit Agricole?
Crédit Agricole is France's largest retail banking group, a cooperative network of regional banks offering current accounts, cards, savings, and loans nationwide.
Is Crédit Agricole a cooperative bank?
Crédit Agricole is a mutual cooperative group built from regional caisses, which is distinct from its separate online bank BforBank.
Is my money safe with Crédit Agricole?
Crédit Agricole holds a French banking licence, is supervised by the ACPR (Banque de France), and deposits are protected by the FGDR up to EUR 100,000 per bank.
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Where Crédit Agricole is mentioned on How to France
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