GABC vs VRE Comparison

German American Bancorp Inc is a bank holding company. The lines of business include Retail and commercial banking business which involves attracting deposits from the general public and using those funds to originate consumer, commercial and agricultural, commercial and agricultural real estate, and residential mortgage loans. These core banking activities also include the sale of residential mortgage loans in the secondary market. Wealth management services which involve providing trust, investment advisory, brokerage and retirement planning services to customers. Insurance operations include the offering of a full range of personal and corporate property and casualty insurance products.

Veris Residential Inc is a fully-integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The company owns and operates a real estate portfolio comprised predominantly of multifamily rental properties located mainly in the Northeast and Class A office properties. The company performs substantially all real estate management, leasing, acquisition and development on an in-house basis. The properties are in three states in the Northeast, plus the District of Columbia. The company operates in two industry segments multifamily real estate & services and commercial & other real estate. The majority of revenue is from Multifamily real estate services.