Press Releases

• 16.11.21 Leumi Reports a 16% Return on Equity in Q3 2021 and 15.7% ROE in the First Nine Months of 2021

• 12.08.21 Leumi Reports a 17.9% Return on Equity in Q2 2021 and 16.1% ROE in H1 2021

• 27.05.21 Leumi Reports Net Income of NIS 1,340 Million ($402 Million) and 15% ROE in Q1 2021

• 09.03.21 Leumi Reports Q4 and 2020 Annual Results: Loan Portfolio Grows in 2020: Corporate - 10.7%, Middle-Market - 9.8%, Mortgages - 6.9%

• 03.12.20 Leumi Named 2020 Bank of the Year in Israel by The Banker Magazine
• 02.12.20 Round of appointments at Bank Leumis management

• 17.11.20 Leumi Reports Net Income of NIS 750 Million ($218 Million) and ROE of 8.4% in Q3 2020

• 27.08.20 Against the backdrop of the continuing coronavirus pandemic: Leumi Reports Net Income of NIS 694 Million ($200 Million) in Q2 2020

• 27.05.20 Leumi Reports First-Quarter 2020: Due to the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak: Leumi’s Loan Portfolio was Up by 6.1% in the First Quarter of 2020 Compared to the Corresponding Period Last Year, Following an Increase in Credit Extension to Retail and Business Customers in Light of the Crisis

• 26.02.20 Leumi Reports Net Income of NIS 3,522 Million ($1,019 Million) and ROE of 9.8% for 2019

• 08.12.19 The Banker declares: Leumi - "Bank of the Year in Israel"

• 22.09.19 PEPPER, the mobile-only challenger bank, introduces a revolution in online trading: Pepper Invest – a user-friendly investment app allowing trading in leading US stocks, making the capital market accessible to a wider public

• 27.08.19 Bank Leumi’s Board of Directors, Chaired by Dr. Samer Haj Yehiya, Appoints Hanan Friedman as Leumi’s President & CEO
• 14.08.19 Leumi Reports Net Income of NIS 2,015 Million ($565 Million) and 11.4% ROE in the First Half of 2019

• 01.07.19 Dr. Samer Haj Yehia Appointed Chairman of Bank Leumi

• 30.06.19 Rakefet Russak Aminoach, President & CEO of Bank Leumi, Announces Her Retirement

• 27.05.19 Leumi Reports First-Quarter 2019 Net Income of NIS 1,092 Million ($301 million) and 12.7% Return on Equity

• 15.04.19 For the First Time in Israel: Pepper Will Allow 16 to 18 Year-Olds to Open a Fully-Mobile Bank Account, as their First Current Account

• 07.03.19 Leumi Reports a NIS 3.3 Billion ($880 million) Net Income and 9.5% Return on Equity in 2018

• 20.02.19 Leumi signs a cooperation agreement with China Resources, a state-owned holding company, which will invest in Israeli technology companies and enable them to penetrate the Chinese market
• 06.02.19 Leumi Launches "Goodies": A New Customer Loyalty Program

• 29.01.19 Global Finance declares: "Leumi is the Best Trade Finance Bank in Israel"
• 21.01.19 Leumi Launches “Leumi 1 for Customers”

• 24.12.18 Avi Ortal Appointed CEO of Leumi Partners
• 02.12.18 Leumi Awarded "Bank of the Year in Israel" by The Banker

• 13.11.18 Leumi reports 10.2% Return on Equity in the First Nine Months of 2018; 11.2% Return on Equity in Q3 2018

• 08.10.18 Leumi Presents the next generation in investment portfolio management: VIDEA - an investment and technology company by Leumi Group, which offers an advanced digital platform for investment management with a smarter, accessible and more transparent user experience, with low management fees
• 04.10.18 Fortune Magazine declares: RAKEFET RUSSAK-AMINOACH IS ONE OF THE 100 MOST POWERFUL WOMEN IN THE WORLD

• 14.08.18 Leumi Reports a Return On Equity of 9.9% in the First Half of 2018; Return On Equity in the Second Quarter of 2018 Reached 11.1%
• 12.08.18 Bank Leumi and CAL (Israel Credit Cards Ltd.) Sign Agreement for the Issuance and Operations of Credit Cards for Leumi Customers

• 28.07.18 Bank Leumi to Sell Leumi Card to Warburg Pincus for NIS 2.5 billion - approximately 30% above shareholders' equity

• 24.05.18 Leumi Reports Results: Leumi reports a net profit of NIS 730 million ($208 million) for Q1 2018a 17.4% increase from the corresponding period last year

• 06.03.18 Leumi Reports Q4 and Full Year 2017 Results: Leumi reports a net profit of NIS 3.2 billion ($922 million) in 2017, return on equity reached 9.8%

• 22.01.18 Bank Leumi announces agreement for strategic investment into Bank Leumi USA, setting the latter's value at just under 1 billion USD
• 03.01.18 Bank Leumi Signs a Principle Agreement for the sale of Bank Leumi Romania S.A.

• 03.12.17 Bank Leumi And The Chinese Banking Giant ‘Bank Of China’ Have Signed An Agreement To Extend Credit To Israeli Companies Operating In China

• 21.11.17 Leumi Reports Q3 2017 Results: ROE of 10.3% and 9.7% for First 9 Months; The Bank Increases the Dividend Payout Ratio from 20% to 40%

• 18.10.17 Leumi launches 'Leumi Keyboard'
• 02.10.17 Leumi Set to Launch Mobile Banking Van Nationwide

• 15.08.17 Financial Statements Q2 2017 - Leumi Reports a Return On Equity of 11.3% in the Second Quarter of 2017. Return on equity in the first half of 2017 reached 9.6%.
• 06.08.17 Global Finance Magazine Announces: "Leumi - The Best Digital Bank in Israel"

• 12.07.17 Leumi Initiates an Additional Efficiency Plan, following the Steps Taken Over the Last Few Years

• 26.06.17 A New Way of Banking Launched in Israel: PEPPER by Leumi Goes Live!

• 25.05.17 Financial Statements Q1 2017 - Leumi reports a net profit of NIS 622 million ($171 million) in the first quarter of 2017 – an increase of 36% compared with the corresponding period last year
• 25.05.17 Organizational Change in Leumi's Technologies Division and New Appointments to the Bank's Senior Management

• 30.03.17 Financial Statements - Annual Report 2016
• 15.03.17 Irit Roth Appointed Chief Legal Advisor and Head of the Legal Division at Bank Leumi

• 01.02.17 RONEN AGASSI APPOINTED AS HEAD OF LEUMI'S CAPITAL MARKETS DIVISION

• 18.01.17 Global Finance Declares: "Leumi is the Best Trade Finance Bank in Israel"

• 26.12.16 Leumi CEO Announces Changes in the Bank's Executive Management
• 13.12.16 The Banker Names Leumi Bank of the Year in Israel in 2016

• 16.11.16 Financial Statements Q3 2016

• 11.09.16 Fortune Magazine: Rakefet Russak-Aminoach Is One of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World

• 16.02.16 Global Finance declares: "Leumi is the Best Trade Finance Bank in Israel"

• 21.01.16 Global Finance declares: "Leumi is the Best Trade Finance Bank in Israel"