Press releases

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today released the findings of its latest Peer Review on the performance of stress tests by deposit guarantee schemes (DGSs) across the European Union. This comprehensive review assessed how seven national DGSs performed stress tests against benchmarks developed for the purposes of this Peer Review. The benchmarks derive from the Deposit Guarantee Schemes Directive (DGSD) and the Revised EBA Guidelines on stress tests of deposit guarantee schemes. Stress tests of DGSs are essential for maintaining financial stability and protecting EU citizens. By rigorously assessing the performance of DGS stress tests, the EBA aims to continuously enhance the preparedness of DGS to handle bank failures and safeguard depositors' funds.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its 2024 Reports on the annual market and credit risk benchmarking exercises. For the first time, the EBA also released a specific Report on the fundamental review of the trading book Alternative Standardised Approach (FRTB ASA). These exercises aim at monitoring the consistency of risk weighted assets (RWAs) across all EU institutions authorised to use internal approaches for the calculation of capital requirements.

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 10.17% of total assets as of December 2023, mostly owing to exposures towards credit institutions and other financial corporations in the EU. Of the individual asset categories, the market share of third country players is highest in derivatives while their largest sources of income are fees and commission income and interest income from credit institutions and other financial corporations.

​The European Banking Authority (EBA) contributed to the successful execution of the Nordic-Baltic Stability Group's (NBSG) crisis simulation exercise. This is according to a report published today by the authorities involved in the NBSG, following their joint autumn 2024 exercise.

On 25 March 2025, the Board of Supervisors of the European Banking Authority (EBA) renewed the mandate of François-Louis Michaud as EBA’s Executive Director for a second five-year term, until end-August 2030. The decision was based on the evaluation of his work during his first term of office, as well as on the Authority’s duties and requirements over the next five years.

The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) today published their Spring 2025 Joint Committee update on risks and vulnerabilities in the EU financial system, which focuses on the challenges linked to geopolitical tensions and cyber risks.

The Joint Committee (JC) of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) has today published its evaluation report on the functioning of the EU Securitisation Regulation (SECR). The report puts forward recommendations to strengthen the overall effectiveness of Europe’s securitisation framework through simplification, while ensuring a high level of protection for investors and safeguarding financial stability.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a draft technical package for version 4.1 of its reporting framework. This publication aims to provide an early version of the 4.1 release to facilitate the implementation for the reporting entities. The final version is expected to be released in end May 2025.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today the 9th edition of its biennial Consumer Trends Report for 2024/25. The Report has identified payment fraud, indebtedness, and de-risking as the most important issues affecting EU consumers. The Report is based on information provided by the national authorities of the 27 EU Member States, selected national and EU consumer associations, EU industry associations, national ombudsmen, as well as quantitative data from a variety of sources, including for the first time the EBA’s new Retail Risk Indicators, which the EBA publishes separately since 2022 with a view to identify potential consumer harm.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its updated methodology for the assessment of regulatory and supervisory frameworks of non-EU countries. The changes reflect the amendments to the revised Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) and Capital Requirements Directive (CRD).

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its Q4 2024 Risk Dashboard (RDB), which discloses aggregated statistical information for the largest EU/EEA institutions.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a call for papers in view of its 14th Policy Research Workshop taking place on 18-19 November 2025 and titled “Bridging capital and growth - the role of financial structures and intermediaries”. The deadline for submitting papers is 6 June 2025.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its final draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) amending the existing Implementing Regulation on the joint decision process for internal model authorisation under the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). The revised ITS incorporate changes to the EU legal framework. This final draft amending ITS are part of the first phase of the EBA roadmap for implementing the EU Banking Package.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a public consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the threshold of activity at which Central Securities Depositories (CSDs) providing ‘banking-type ancillary services’, need to meet certain prudential risk management requirements set out in the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR). The aim of this work is to allow CSDs to do more settlement of foreign currency in commercial bank money without increasing the risk in CSDs or the overall financial system. This consultation runs until 16 June 2025. A public hearing will be held on 13 May.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today issued a revised list of validation rules in its Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on supervisory reporting. The update highlights rules that have been deactivated either due to inaccuracies or because they triggered IT issues. Competent authorities across the EU are informed that data submitted in accordance with these ITS should not be formally validated against the set of deactivated rules.