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French check processing fee controversy of 2010

Index French check processing fee controversy of 2010

In 2010 the French government's Autorité de la concurrence (the department in charge of regulating competition) fined eleven banks €384,900,000 for colluding to charge unjustified fees for check processing, especially for extra fees charged during the transition from paper check transfer to “Exchanges Check-Image” electronic transfer. [1]

17 relations: Autorité de la concurrence, Bank of France, BNP Paribas, Check 21 Act, Cheque fraud, Cheque truncation, Crédit Agricole, Crédit du Nord, Crédit Industriel et Commercial, Crédit Mutuel, Euro sign, Groupe BPCE, HSBC, La Banque postale, LCL S.A., Société Générale, Substitute check.

Autorité de la concurrence

The Autorité de la concurrence (Competition Authority) is France's national competition regulator.

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Bank of France

The Bank of France known in French as the Banque de France, headquartered in Paris, is the central bank of France; it is linked to the European Central Bank (ECB).

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BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas is a French international banking group.

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Check 21 Act

The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act (or Check 21 Act) is a United States federal law,, that was enacted on October 28, 2003 by the 108th U.S. Congress.

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Cheque fraud

Cheque fraud refers to a category of criminal acts that involve making the unlawful use of cheques in order to illegally acquire or borrow funds that do not exist within the account balance or account-holder's legal ownership.

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Cheque truncation

Cheque truncation (check truncation in American English) is the conversion of a physical cheque into a substitute electronic form for transmission to the paying bank.

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Crédit Agricole

Crédit Agricole Group, sometimes called "la banque verte" (the green bank) due to its historical ties to farming, is a French network of cooperative and mutual banks comprising Crédit Agricole local banks, the 39 Crédit Agricole regional banks and a central institute Crédit Agricole S.A..

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Crédit du Nord

Crédit du Nord is a French retail banking network.

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Crédit Industriel et Commercial

Crédit Industriel et Commercial (CIC) is a financial services group in France, founded in 1859 With its parent-company, Crédit Mutuel it is the fourth largest bank in the country.

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Crédit Mutuel

Crédit Mutuel is a major French bank, with headquarters in Strasbourg, Alsace.

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Euro sign

The euro sign (€) is the currency sign used for the euro, the official currency of the Eurozone in the European Union (EU).

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Groupe BPCE

Groupe BPCE is a French banking group, formed by the 2009 merger of CNCE (Caisse nationale des caisses d'épargne) and BFBP (Banque fédérale des banques populaires), has more than 8,200 branches nationwide under their respective brand names serving nearly 40 million customers.

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HSBC

HSBC Holdings plc is a British multinational banking and financial services holding company, tracing its origin to a hong in Hong Kong.

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La Banque postale

La Banque postale is a French bank, created on 1 January 2006 as a subsidiary of La Poste, the national postal service.

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LCL S.A.

LCL S.A. is a major French financial services company, with its registered office in Lyon, France and its administrative head office in Paris, France.

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Société Générale

Société Générale S.A. (often nicknamed "SocGen" (pronounced "so jenn") in the international financial world) is a French multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Paris.

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Substitute check

A substitute check or cheque, also called an image cash letter (ICL), clearing replacement document (CRD), or image replacement document (IRD), is a negotiable instrument used in electronic banking systems to represent a physical paper cheque (check).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_check_processing_fee_controversy_of_2010

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