The Institutions’ Conduct Department assumes functions directly aimed at the public, such as the Complaints Service, and deals with consumer queries and information as well as financial education. It also supervises the conduct of financial institutions and participates in drafting regulations on transparency and bank customer protection.
Through the supervision and regulation of conduct, the Banco de España verifies effective compliance with regulations, promotes transparency in the relationship between institutions and their customers, while moving towards a responsible banking model and a pre-emptive approach to conduct supervision.
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Deals with queries and resolves claims submitted by users of financial services of entities supervised by the Bank of Spain with the aim of obtaining restitution of their legally recognized interests and rights, as a result of alleged breaches by the claimed entities, of regulations on transparency and protection of customers or good practices and financial practices
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In this field, and in collaboration with the CNMV, the Financial Education Plan is being developed which aims to improve practical knowledge about the population’s finances. In addition, the Banco de España is developing initiatives to increase the public’s financial literacy and knowledge of euro banknotes and coins. All of this is to enable the public to face up to their financial decisions with better understanding and therefore reinforce the stability of the financial system.
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The Banco de España works to improve relations between supervised institutions and their customers, ensuring transparency and balance in these relations. To this end, it assists citizens in their relations with these institutions, providing information such as statistics on rates and fees that allow comparison between institutions, tools such as simulators that help us to assess the impact of financial products on our economy, or disseminating advice on how to avoid falling victim to fraud in our banking operations.
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