Pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank reported a pre-tax profit of €29 mln in the first quarter of 2013, up from €24 mln in the previous quarter and €21 mln in the year-earlier period.

Pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank reported a pre-tax profit of €29 mln in the first quarter of 2013, up from €24 mln in the previous quarter and €21 mln in the year-earlier period.

The German real estate lender boosted new business to €1.6 bn in the first quarter of 2013 from €800 mln for the first three months of 2012.

Pbb said it also raised €3.1 bn on the capital markets in the first quarter of 2013.

Manuela Better, CEO of Pbb, commented: "We had a successful start to the new financial year, which underscores our expectations for the year as a whole.'

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