As the German Pfandbrief banks' lobbying institution and member of Germany's Central Credit Committee (Zentraler Kreditausschuss), the central lobbying body of Germany's banking association, the vdp directs comments related to topics of interest to the relevant administrative and legislative bodies at national and supranational levels. Under the headline "views / Basle II" the vdp posts selected comments in order to inform the public on current developments. In addition, press clips and articles on important aspects are posted. Please also refer to our section Lending/LGD-Grading to read about German mortgage banks LGD-Grading. Weighting of commercial mortgage loans complying with art. 62 (1) Consolidated Banking Directive 2000/12/EC (former Art. 11 IV Solvency Ratio Directive), as of 4/2003 September 2004: Pfandbriefe in Europe
Author: Dr. Christian Marburger
The Future Capital Requirements of Pfandbriefe in Europe January 2003 - vwd Newsletter
Author: Petra Schmidt
Mortgage banks tackle LGD-Grading March 2002 - Immobilie & Financialierung
Authors: Louis Hagen and Christian Marburger
Implications of Basle II for the mortgage banks and their customers - the progress so far | 
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