Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2013
Gustl Mollath case
In the judicial controversy involving Gustl Mollath, UniCredit was identified as the legal successor to HypoVereinsbank. Reporting and parliamentary discussion concerned an internal audit about customer transfers to Switzerland and whether it had been forwarded to prosecutors.
Financing of allegedly overvalued properties
HVB was criticized over the marketing and financing of so-called junk properties. Allegations included concealed property values and improperly incentivized or trained agents; in one matter, Germany's Federal Court of Justice found the bank liable for an agent's transaction.