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Deutsche Bank, Bausparkasse lose EU appeal over ECB treatment of payment commitments

( January 29, 2026, 10:02 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Deutsche Bank and Bausparkasse have lost their legal challenge against the European Central Bank over the treatment of irrevocable payment commitments — promises to pay into banking safety funds. The EU’s top court dismissed the German banks’ appeals, upholding the ECB’s power to impose capital deductions and related reporting requirements linked to those commitments. Judges found the ECB had acted proportionately and within its supervisory mandate.Judgment attached. Case reference is C-556/24. ...

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