The leverage ratios of most large European banks increased or were unchanged in the fourth quarter of 2017, and while all of them were above the 3% required under Basel III, the ratio at big lenders such as Deutsche Bank AG and ABN AMRO Group NV remained close to the minimum.
Of the 34 banks that reported Basel III leverage ratios for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2017 and had assets of more than €100 billion for the same period, Deutsche Bank reported the lowest leverage ratio, at 3.80% as of Dec. 31, 2017, unchanged from September-end, according to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Italy's Banco BPM SpA
Meanwhile, Spanish lenders Banco de Sabadell SA
Finland's OP Financial Group posted the highest leverage ratio of 7.90% at 2017-end, representing a quarterly increase of 10 basis points.
The leverage ratio measures Tier 1 capital as a percentage of total leverage, including both on- and off-balance sheet exposures.

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