Banking Supervision

Fine imposed on Santander Consumer Finance, S.A., amounting to five hundred and forty thousand euro (€540,000) – after application of the reduction of 40% provided for in Article 85 of Law 39/2015 of 1 October 2015 on the general government common administrative procedure – pursuant to Article 98(1)(b) of Law 10/2014 of 26 June 2014 on the regulation, supervision and solvency of credit institutions, for the commission of a serious infringement, as defined in Article 93(f) of the aforementioned Law 10/2014, comprising the performance of actions or operations in breach of the rules issued under Article 5 of said Law 10/2014.

Specifically, in breach of Ministerial Order 2899/2011 and Banco de España Circular 5/2012, by failing to provide customers, when settling unpaid consumer loans, with the mandatory interest or fee and commission settlement document, without such breaches being occasional or one-off in nature.

Fine imposed on GLOVAL VALUATION, S.A., amounting to one hundred and fifty thousand euros (€150,000) – after application of the reductions of 40% established in Article 85 of Law 39/2015 of 1 October 2015 on the common administrative procedure for general government –, provided for in Article 97(1)(a) of Law 10/2014 of 26 June 2014 on the regulation, supervision and solvency of credit institutions, for the commission of a very serious infringement, as defined in Article 3.(bis.2)(a).3ª of Law 2/1981 of 25 March 1981 on mortgage market regulation, comprising shortcomings in the administrative, technical or personnel organisation of the institution or in its internal control procedures. As a result of those shortcomings, the following were not ensured: the institution’s capacity to ascertain the situation and conditions of the real estate market in which it operates, uniform compliance with the applicable appraisal rules, its professional independence from shareholders or customers, and control of the incompatibility obligations applicable to the professionals in its service.

Fine imposed on Mr. Joaquín Elizaga Guitart, director of  GLOVAL VALUATION, S.A., amounting to five thousand euro (€5,000), provided for in Article 100(1)(a) of Law 10/2014 of 26 June 2014 on the regulation, supervision and solvency of credit institutions, for the commission of a very serious infringement, as defined in Article 3(bis.2)(a).3ª of Law 2/1981 of 25 March 1981 on mortgage market regulation, comprising shortcomings in the administrative, technical or personnel organisation of the institution or in its internal control procedures. As a result of those shortcomings, the following were not ensured: the institution’s capacity to ascertain the situation and conditions of the real estate market in which it operates, uniform compliance with the applicable appraisal rules, its professional independence from shareholders or customers, and control of the incompatibility obligations applicable to the professionals in its service.