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BN 08/06 08:43 *S&P SAYS FRENCH BANKS' CAPITAL NOT LIKELY CREDIT STRENGTH
BN 08/06 08:41 *S&P SAYS FRENCH BANKS' CAPITAL NOT LIKELY A CREDIT STRENGTH

French Banks’ Capital Lags Lvls at Top 50 European Lenders: S&P
2015-08-06 08:50:26.456 GMT


By Charles Daly
(Bloomberg) -- Large French banks still have further to go
to build capital before capital can be considered a positive
factor for the ratings, S&P says in a report.

* With exception of mutualist groups, higher dividend growth
may curb the amount of net capital generation
* Potential regulatory initiatives by ECB, Basel could exert
pressure on regulatory capital ratios
* Capitalization is still a credit-neutral factor for the
majority of banks S&P rates in France
* Absent “significant unexpected developments”, S&P
believes this will remain the case

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