Supervisory sanctions
Sanctions imposed by the ECB
In accordance with Article 18(6) of the SSM Regulation and Article 132 of the SSM Framework Regulation, penalties imposed by the ECB within the remit of its supervisory tasks are published below.
Date of ECB decision | Supervised entity | Amount (in EUR) | Area of infringement | Further information | Decision status |
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27/09/2024 | Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat, Luxembourg | 795,000 | Reporting | Publication Press release |
Final |
890,000 | Reporting | ||||
09/02/2024 | Confédération Nationale du Crédit Mutuel | 3,130,000 | Capital requirements | Publication Press release |
Final |
410,000 | Capital requirements | ||||
20/07/2023 |
de Volksbank N.V. |
4,470,000 |
Capital requirements |
Final |
|
04/04/2023 | Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE | 6,630,000 | Reporting | Publication Press release |
Final |
02/01/2023 | Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale (Helaba) | 6,825,000 | Reporting | Publication Press release |
Final |
07/12/2022 | ABANCA Corporación Bancaria, S.A. | 3,145,000 | Reporting | Publication Press release |
Final |
12/07/2022 | Crédit Agricole S.A. | 4,275,000 | Own funds | Publication 23/08/2022 |
Final |
12/07/2022 | Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank | 300,000 | Own funds | Publication Press release |
Final |
12/07/2022 | CA Consumer Finance | 190,000 | Own funds | Publication Press release |
Final |
02/02/2022 | Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd | 575,000 | Liquidity | Publication Press release |
Final |
31/01/2022 | Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat, Luxembourg | 3,755,000 | Reporting | Publication Press release |
Final |
30/07/2021 | Allied Irish Banks plc | 420,000 | Capital requirements | Publication Press release |
Final |
30/07/2021 | EBS d.a.c. | 195,000 | Capital requirements | Publication Press release |
Final |
21/10/2019 | Natixis Wealth Management Luxembourg | 1,850,000 | Large exposures/Reporting | Publication Press release |
Final |
13/08/2019 | Piraeus Bank S.A. | 5,150,000 | Own funds | Publication Press release |
Final |
15/02/2019 | Sberbank Europe AG | 630,000 | Large Exposures | Publication Press release |
Final |
21/12/2018 | Novo Banco, SA | 200,000 | Large Exposures | Publication | Final |
200,000 | Capital requirements | Publication | Final | ||
210,000 | Reporting | Publication | Final | ||
16/07/2018 | Crédit Agricole, S.A | 4,300,000 | Own funds | Publication Press release |
Partially annulled (only penalty) |
16/07/2018 | Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank | 300,000 | Own funds | Publication Press release |
Partially annulled (only penalty) |
16/07/2018 | CA Consumer Finance | 200,000 | Own funds | Publication Press release |
Partially annulled (only penalty) |
14/3/2018 | Banco de Sabadell, S.A. | 1,600,000 | Own funds | Publication Press release |
Final |
24/8/2017 | Banca Popolare di Vicenza S.p.A. in liquidazione coatta amministrativa | 8,700,000 | Reporting and public disclosure | Publication Press release |
Final |
2,500,000 | Large exposures | ||||
13/7/2017 | Permanent tsb Group Holdings plc | 750,000 | Liquidity | Publication Press release |
Final |
1,750,000 | Liquidity |
Sanctions imposed by the NCAs in proceedings opened at the ECB’s request
In accordance with Article 18(5) of the SSM Regulation and Article 134 of the SSM Framework Regulation, the ECB may ask the relevant national competent authorities to open proceedings with a view to imposing penalties if appropriate. Those proceedings that resulted in the imposition of penalties are listed below.
Date of decision |
Supervised entity / natural or legal person |
National competent authority |
Further information |
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19/02/2024 | Acquirer of a qualifying holding (legal person) | Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier | Sanction |
11/05/2023 | Gazprom Capital LLC | Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier | Sanction |
14/11/2022 | Supervised entity | Central Bank of Cyprus | Sanction |
30/11/2021 | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | Central Bank of Ireland | Sanction |
18/03/2021 | Acquirer of a qualifying holding (legal and natural persons) | Banka Slovenije | Sanction |
18/09/2020 | Supervised entity | Banco de Portugal | Sanction |
03/03/2020 | Ulster Bank Ireland Designated Activity Company | Central Bank of Ireland | Sanction |
21/01/2020 | Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A. | De Nederlandsche Bank N.V. | Sanction |
23/10/2019 | Natural person related to a supervised entity | Banco de Portugal | Sanction |
21/05/2019 | RBC Investor Services Bank S.A. | Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier | Sanction |
03/10/2018 | Citibank Europe plc | Central Bank of Ireland | Sanction |
22/12/2017 | 29 natural persons related to Veneto Banca S.p.A. | Banca d’Italia | Sanction |
25/5/2017 | 26 natural persons related to Banca Popolare di Vicenza S.p.A. | Banca d’Italia | Sanction |
9/11/2016 | Caceis Bank Deutschland GmbH | Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht | Sanction |
6/10/2016 | KBC Bank Ireland Plc | Central Bank of Ireland | Sanction |
Statistics on sanctioning activities in the context of European banking supervision
The annual report presents aggregate statistics on the sanctioning activities of the ECB and NCAs in the context of European banking supervision.
- 7 June 2024
- 30 May 2023
- 12 August 2022
- 2 August 2021