Membership in the AXA insurance group Significant market position in core mortgage-lending business Innovative strategy and professional management Strong asset quality Limited business diversification Moderate profitability Exposure to interest rate movements Pressure on capital The ratings on AXA Bank Belgium SA (ABB) reflect its status as a core member of the AXA insurance group (core operating subsidiaries rated AA-/Stable/--). Additional rating factors are the bank's successful commercial strategy and professional management, significant market share in its main mortgage-lending activity, and strong asset quality. Offsetting these factors are the bank's limited size in the highly competitive Belgian market, modest profitability, exposure to market risk, and pressured capital ratios. ABB is a core component of the AXA group's strategy in Belgium of
