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Eastern Bank

Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2022

    Single-borrower exposure-limit violation

    Bangladesh Bank fined Eastern Bank 500,000 Bangladeshi taka for violating the single-borrower exposure limit in relation to loans to EBL Securities Limited and EBL Finance (Hong Kong) Limited.

  2. 2017

    ATM card-information theft

    Customer card information was stolen from an Eastern Bank ATM during a broader series of attacks affecting Bangladeshi banks. Bangladesh Bank ordered compensation, which Eastern Bank subsequently announced for affected customers.