ECRI Survey and Database on Banking Codes of Conduct

The European Credit Research Institute has published both a Survey on Banking Codes of Conducts as well as the complementary tool, the Database on Banking Codes of Conduct.

A code of conduct is a set of rules established to guide the behaviour, decisions and procedures of an organization. The result of the survey shows that there are remarkable differences concerning such best practice guidelines within the EU, depending upon the type of code and its legal status, the scope and objective, as well as the initiating organization.

Both the survey and the database cover the banking sectors of the 27 EU member states.

The database - an interactive Excel tool - provides its user with a list of the codes per country, with information on the initiating organization/institution, a short description, content and further annotations. The database was created by ECRI in August 2008, depending on the availability of information from national financial associations and authorities. The database may thus be non-exhaustive and subject to change as new information becomes available.

Please find below the:

- ECRI Survey on Banking Codes fo Conduct (pdf)

- Database on Banking Codes of Conduct (zipped Excel-file)