EBA guidelines specifying eligible financial instruments for third-country bank branches to meet capital endowment requirements under Directive 2013/36/EU, ensuring assets are available for resolution or winding-up to protect depositors and creditors, effective January 2027.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its final Guidelines on instruments for the capital endowment requirement for third-country branches under the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD). The Guidelines set out the list of instruments that third-country branches may use to meet their capital endowment requirement and specify the minimum operational conditions that ensure these instruments are available when needed. The overall objective is to ensure that the capital endowment assets protect local depositors at the level of the third country branch, or they remain available to pay appropriate claims and satisfy local creditors in the event of resolution or winding-up of the third country branch.
European Banking Authority draft Regulatory Technical Standards outlining booking arrangements for third-country bank branches under CRD Article 48h, specifying record-keeping methodologies for assets, liabilities, and off-balance sheet items to ensure harmonized compliance.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its final Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) specifying the booking arrangements that third-country branches must apply under the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD). The standards deliver clarity and harmonisation in the implementation of booking arrangements and the maintenance of a registry book, supporting consistent supervisory practices across the EU.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on cooperation and colleges of supervisors for third country-branches. These standards are designed to enhance collaboration and information exchange among competent authorities supervising third-country branches in the EU. They also set out practical arrangements for organising colleges of supervisors, ensuring comprehensive supervision of all activities conducted by third-country groups within the Union.
EBA final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) under Directive 2013/36/EU outlining cooperation mechanisms and conditions for colleges of supervisors overseeing third-country branches and subsidiaries, ensuring efficient supervision, information exchange, and crisis preparedness.
EBA consultation on draft Regulatory and Implementing Technical Standards for prudentially material transactions under CRD (Directive 2023/36/EU), covering assessment criteria, notification processes, and cooperation between authorities for acquisitions, asset transfers, mergers, and divisions.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a public consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) and Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) concerning material acquisitions, material transfers of assets or liabilities, and mergers and divisions involving credit institutions or (mixed) financial holding companies under the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD). The standards are designed to support banking consolidation and deepen EU market integration by clarifying supervisory expectations, reducing regulatory uncertainty and ensuring consistent prudential assessment across the EU. The consultation runs until 5 March 2026.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a public consultation on Guidelines on authorisation of third-country branches (TCBs) under the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD). The Guidelines are another piece of regulation implementing the new EU framework applicable to TCBs, contributing to the harmonised access to the EU market and to the consistent application of such a new regime. The consultation runs until 3 February 2026.
EBA report analysing the market share of subsidiaries of third-country banking groups in the EU, covering asset composition, liabilities, derivatives, prudential indicators, and P&L items with geographical breakdowns as of December 2024.
EBA report analysing EU/EEA banks' funding structures and dependence on foreign currency funding, including Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR), funding by currency and maturity, and exposure risks as of December 2024.
EBA report to the European Commission on the 2024 market share of third-country banking group subsidiaries in the EU, covering asset distribution, funding structure, derivatives, and income sources by country and counterparty under the 2025-2027 monitoring mandate.
EBA report responding to the European Commission’s request to analyse EU banks’ funding structure and foreign currency exposures, assessing net stable funding ratios (NSFR), reliance on non-EU funding, and currency mismatches as of December 2024 under the 2025–2027 monitoring mandate.
EBA consults on draft guidelines for authorising third-country bank branches under Directive 2013/36/EU, covering application requirements, assessment criteria, procedural rules, and harmonisation standards for EU market access.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published two Reports on the market share of subsidiaries of non-EU banks in the EU, as well as on EU banks’ assets and liabilities in foreign currencies. The market share of EU subsidiaries of third country banking groups amounts to 9.8% of total assets as of December 2023 (down from 10.17% a year earlier). The Report indicates that EU/EEA banks currently hold nearly 32% of their exposures in foreign currencies and receive 21.1% of their total funding in foreign currencies. This marks an upward trend since December 2023.