The financial crisis has taken a toll on major banks leaving many top notch banks like America's Citibank, UK's Barclays etc. in never before situation. However, the top 6 safest bank as published by Global Finance Magazine has remained the same during this crisis. Have a look at the top 6 safest banks their ranks in the period 2004-2009.
| 2009 | 2008 | 2006 | 2004 | Bank | Country |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | KfW Group | Germany | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations | France |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten | Netherlands |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank | Germany |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | Rabobank | Netherlands |
| 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | Landeskreditbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - Foerderbank | Germany |
Global Finance ranks the banks on the basis of their credit rating as provided by the rating agencies Fitch, Moody's, and S&P. These banks have the highest credit rating of AAA from Fitch & S&P, and Aaa from Moody's. The rating corresponds to the maximum credit worthiness and has lowest risk of default.
The size of the balance sheet of these safest banks is however not of the order of the biggest banks like RBS, Deutsche bank, etc.
A comparison with the biggest banks:
The asset data is as on Dec 31, 2007.
Source: Global Finance
The size of the balance sheet of these safest banks is however not of the order of the biggest banks like RBS, Deutsche bank, etc.
| Bank | Total Assets billion USD |
| KfW Group | 521 |
| Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations | 289 |
| Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten | 136 |
| Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank | 131 |
| Rabobank | 840 |
| Landeskreditbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - Foerderbank | 87 |
A comparison with the biggest banks:
| Bank | Total Assets billion USD |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Group | 3,807 |
| Deutsche Bank Group | 2,974 |
| BNP Paribas | 2,494 |
| Barclays | 2,459 |
| HSBC | 2,354 |
The asset data is as on Dec 31, 2007.
Source: Global Finance
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