Article: S&P rates Istituto Bancario San Paolo di Torino notes 'AA.' (Standard and Poor's CreditWire)

-- S&P CREDITWIRE -- S&P RATES ISTITUTO BANCARIO SAN PAOLO

DI TORINO NOTES 'AA'

NEW YORK, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P assigns a 'AA' rating to the $1.0 billion medium-term deposit note program of the Los Angeles branch of Istituto Bancario San Paolo di Torino (San Paolo).

The rating is based upon the bank's sound operating performance, good asset quality, and position as one of Italy's public law banks.

Despite rapid domestic and international growth in recent years and declining securities income, San Paolo's profitability is among the strongest of any Italian bank. Building from a strong core of middle market ...

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