Federal Association of German Banks
Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
Prosecutorial searches of BdB offices
Berlin and Frankfurt offices of the association were searched by public prosecutors as part of related CumEx investigations, bringing renewed scrutiny to the organization’s role as a banking-sector representative.
2016
CumEx tax-trading scrutiny
A parliamentary fact-finding committee examined possible links between the BdB and CumEx transactions involving disputed or allegedly duplicated dividend-tax refunds. The committee reportedly faced difficulties obtaining emails and documents from the association. The matter remained an investigation and controversy rather than an established criminal conviction of the BdB.