BRED Banque Populaire

BRED Banque Populaire (formerly Banque Régionale d'Escompte et de Dépôts) is the largest of France's Banques Populaires and a major cooperative bank within Groupe BPCE, France's second-largest banking group. Headquartered in Paris, BRED operates approximately 400 branches throughout France and maintains significant international presence with 30% of its 6,600 employees located in French overseas territories and foreign markets. With nearly 208,096 cooperative shareholders (sociétaires) as of 2024, €5.8 billion in shareholders' equity, and assets approaching €100 billion, BRED provides comprehensive retail banking, corporate banking, private banking, insurance, and investment services to individuals, SMEs, large corporations, and non-profit organizations.