Durch das Kreditzweitmarktgesetz (KrZwMG) wird die Kreditzweitmarktrichtlinie in Deutschland umgesetzt. Das Erbringen von Dienstleistungen im Rahmen des Verkaufs von Kreditforderungen ist damit als neuer Aufsichtstatbestand erlaubnispflichtig.

Various fake reports, advertisements, photos and videos in connection with the Bundesbank are circulating on the internet and social media. In addition, fraudsters are impersonating Bundesbank staff on the phone, in emails and letters and requesting, for example, that personal data be handed over or payments be made. The Bundesbank is providing important pointers on this topic to help recipients identify such fake reports and attempted fraud. 

Aggregierte harte Kernkapitalquote im vierten Quartal 2024 bei 15,86 %. Aggregierte annualisierte Eigenkapitalrendite im vierten Quartal 2024 bei 9,54 %.  Aggregierte Quote notleidender Kredite (ohne Guthaben) stabil bei 2,28 %. Anteil der Kredite mit signifikantem Anstieg des Kreditrisikos (Stufe-2-Kredite) bei 9,93 %. Aggregiertes Verhältnis von Krediten zu Einlagen mit 100,43 % auf dem niedrigsten Wert seit 2015.
 

How does central bank communication affect the economy? Artificial intelligence provides new insights: the Monetary-Intelligent Language Agent (MILA) model developed at the Bundesbank analyses monetary policy statements and assesses the signals they send out – from restrictive to accommodative. This presents promising opportunities for better shaping monetary policy messaging. But AI-assisted analyses also pose inherent risks, such as diminishing diversity of opinion.

According to the current Monthly Report, access to cash in Germany is currently largely secure despite the progressive reduction in ATMs and bank branches. For example, the majority of the population has access to an ATM or bank counter within five kilometres, although urban areas are noticeably better served than rural areas. The Bank’s experts write that, in order for the freedom of choice between cash and digital means of payment to endure, infrastructure for the supply of cash must remain intact in future. 

In the Federal Republic of Germany, payment services are regulated pursuant to the Payment Services Oversight Act (Zahlungsdiensteaufsichtsgesetz, ZAG).

On 13 March 2024, the ECB Governing Council decided on changes to the operational framework for implementing monetary policy. These changes will affect how central bank liquidity will be provided as excess liquidity in the banking system, while remaining significant over the coming years, gradually declines.

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