The Central Bank of the Russian Federation also known as the Bank of Russia is the central bank of the Russian Federation, founded in 1860 as The State Bank of the Russian Empire, headquartered on Neglinnaya Street in Moscow.
According to the constitution, it is an independent entity, with the primary responsibility of protecting the stability of the national currency, the ruble.
It is the main regulator of the Russian banking industry, responsible for banking licenses, rules of banking operations and accounting standards, serving as a lender of last resort for credit organizations.
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Ugra Bank attracted more than 166 billion rubles from individuals as of mid-2016. Simultaneously, the bank issued credits for 154 billion rubles (almost all depositors' funds) of loans in foreign currency for a period exceeding 3 years.
Federal news channel said in mid-August 2016, that BaykalBank's capital reached a negative level. At the beginning of the year the bank's own capital, according to official statements in the public domain, was more than half a billion rubles. In mid-August, however, the bank's license was revoked.
The MIA detained its co-owners.
Arksbank cooked the books, and never recorded about 35 billion rubles of deposits in its balance sheet.
No money, but you hold on? It turns out that there is no money in the Central Bank of Russia, while it is necessary to hold on for all the citizens.
Scientific adviser of the Prime Minister is the sole holder of loan notes with no chance for compensation.
The bank's creditors are trying to get off-balance sheet assets of the bank.
Why the State Corporation of Sergey Chemezov needed a superbank.
Having faced the troubles, Interkommerts Bank can become the largest insured event in the history of ACB, if the Central Bank decides to revoke its license. The volume of the bank's deposits is 68.4 billion rubles.
Cardholders of Roketbank service will now have to withdraw their money out of troubled partner bank Interkommerts, which suspended operations. What should know the users of such services?
Two subsidiaries of VEB, Svyaz-Bank and Globex, can be merged with Russian Capital. What will come of this?
Ergobank, which provided services to 61 organizations of the Russian Orthodox Church, lost its license.
Alexey Khotin officially becomes a shareholder of the bank.
Telatives of high-ranking officials turned up to be among the VIP-depositors of the troubled bank.
The economy will hardly notice it.
International rating agencies can significantly reduce the business in Russia, or even scrap it. It is linked to the requirements of the European regulator and the Russian law.
The Bank of Russia announced the reorganization of Uralsib. Vladimir Kogan, a private investor, called the "friend of Putin" by the media, will rescue the bank.
As RBC found out, all alcoholic brands owned by Roustam Tariko, except for Russian Standard: Green Mark, Parliament, Zhuravli and others, have been encumbered to bondholders due in April 2018.
Soon it may become clear, what Russian laundered more than six billion dollars through Deutsche Bank.
The Central Bank found tens of billions of rubles of doubtful assets on the bank's balance sheet.
Svyaznoy and Renaissance Credit showed the worst results among retail banks in 2014; their losses exceeded the capital. Russian Standard and Vostochnyy have lost more than half of their own funds.
ACB wants to designate Binbank owned by Gutseriev and Shishkhanov as the turnaroud company for the infamous holding.
Five banks of the holding will pass through the reorganization and revocation of licenses; vice-president of the Central Bank Mikhail Sukhov failed to properly "follow" them.
The holding is suspected of withdrawal of assets with the assistance of the "black banker" Korneshov.
Rost Bank is falling apart piece by piece, having failed to create a holding company.
Out of the three banks, which saw their licences revoked on July 7, two — Fininvest and Evrosib — are registered in the northern capital, and connected by frequent references to State Duma deputy Roman Vanchugov.
Signs of a criminal offense were found out in the bank denied a license by order of the Central Bank on 16 May 2014. "Novaya Gazeta" is looking for victims.