Credit Agricole (OTCMKTS:CRARY) S.A. is the listed holding company of the Credit Agricole Group, a diversified French banking and financial services group. Its activities include retail banking, corporate and investment banking, asset management, insurance, consumer finance, specialized financial services and payment solutions.
Through its regional cooperative banks and subsidiaries, Credit Agricole serves individuals, farmers, small and medium-sized businesses, large corporations, institutional investors and public-sector clients. The group provides deposit and lending products, mortgages, commercial finance, wealth management, insurance policies, investment banking advice, securities services and financing for consumer and specialized markets.
Credit Agricole traces its origins to a network of agricultural credit institutions established in France in the late 19th century. Although its historical base is in France and agriculture remains an important area of expertise, the group also operates across Europe and selected international markets through its retail, corporate banking, asset management, insurance and financing businesses.
