Helaba

Helaba (Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale) is a major German Landesbank and universal bank serving as the central bank for 40% of German savings banks (Sparkassen) in Hesse, Thuringia, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Brandenburg. With approximately 6,300 employees and dual headquarters in Frankfurt am Main and Erfurt, Helaba provides comprehensive financial services to corporate clients, institutional investors, banks, and the public sector both domestically and internationally.

As a Significant Institution under European Banking Supervision, Helaba is directly supervised by the European Central Bank. The bank combines roles as a commercial bank, Sparkassen central institution, and development bank, making it a distinctive player in Germany's three-pillar banking system.