It's not an easy time to assess the banking sector in this unprecedented time. Banks are managing risk in extensive portfolios of insurance and loans across industries, that to differing degrees, are contending with the numerous effects of the coronavirus outbreak. Now more than ever, we are scouting the banking industry to both screen for businesses that may present a safe store of value and to get a read on the economy for which banks are a barometer. We think we've found three interesting banking picks for investors' European bank exposures in the current environment that may present opportunity over the medium-to-long term: KBC Group ( OTCPK:KBCSF ), Intesa Sanpaolo ( IITOF ) and Credit Agricole ( OTCPK:CRARF ). Below we present an overview of these top picks and our framework for arriving at them.