In 1988, we incorporated our housing loan subsidiaries, our investment bank, and our finance company, making us a multiple bank and then we changed our name to Banco Bradesco S.A. We are one of Brazil’s largest private banks (non controlled by government) in terms of total assets. We provide a wide range of banking and financial products and services in Brazil and abroad to individuals, small to mid-sized companies and major local and international corporations and institutions. We have the most extensive private-sector branch and service network in Brazil, which permits us to reach a diverse customer base. Our services and products encompass banking operations such as lending and deposit-taking, credit card issuance, consortiums, insurance, leasing, payment collection and processing, pension plans, asset management and brokerage services.

Rated best Brazilian bank by Fortune magazine and 148th in the Fortune 500 rankings, disclosed in 2009; The Bradesco brand was voted the most valuable in Brazil for the third consecutive year in a survey conducted by the specialized consulting firm BrandAnalytics/Millward Brown for IstoÉ Dinheiro magazine; Winner in the Best Initiatives for Combating Air Pollution and Best Initiatives for Preserving Flora and Fauna categories in the third edition of the Prêmio Brasil de Meio Ambiente (Brazilian Environment Award), organized by Editora JB, publisher of the newspaper Jornal do Brazil; Recognized as the best Private Banking company in Brazil for the second consecutive year by Euromoney magazine; Largest Brazilian company in terms of intangible assets listed on the BM&FBOVESPA, according to a study by IAM – Intangible Asset Management Consulting in association with The Brander magazine and the consulting firm Brand Finance; Most profitable bank among Latin American and U.S. banks, with a 1.20% return on assets, according to a survey conducted by the consulting firm Economática; The only bank among the 25 Most Innovative Brazilian Companies in the annual rankings of Época Negócios magazine; Voted Company of the Year, Best Bank, Best Insurance and Private Pension Plan Company and Best Health Sector Company in the Melhores da Dinheiro Yearbook, based on a survey by IstoÉ Dinheiro magazine.