Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2008
Cross-border deposit-guarantee controversy
The collapse of Icesave created a politically contentious dispute over whether Iceland, the home state of Landsbanki, had to reimburse the United Kingdom and Netherlands for their deposit-guarantee payments. The controversy concerned regulatory structure, state responsibility and the treatment of foreign versus domestic depositors.