Credit Institution

From Open Risk Manual

Definition

Credit Institution. An undertaking, the business of which is to take deposits or other repayable funds from the public and to grant credits for its own account, and to which authorisation has been granted to operate by a suitable authority. (E.g. within the European Union and European Economic Area countries (EEA))[1]:

  • an undertaking whose business is to receive deposits or other repayable funds from the public and to grant credits for its own account; or
  • an electronic money institution within the meaning of Directive 2000/46/EC (1);
  • In the context of the NPL Directive a credit institution is as defined in Article 4(1), point (1), of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013;

Context

Credit institutions are regulated entities and generally require a Banking License to operate

See Also


References

  1. Directive 2006/48/EC Of the European Parliament and of the Council

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