We guarantee the funds deposited by a depositor in bank accounts or accounts held at a credit union (in both PLN and foreign currencies), where the depositor is a party to the agreement.
Funds up to the equivalent of EUR 100,000 in PLN are fully guaranteed.
Find out more: https://test-bfg.nfinity.pl/en/for-depositors/deposit-guarantee-principles/
The guarantee covers natural persons and, in the case of banks or foreign bank branches legal entities, non-legal entities granted legal capacity by law, school savings unions, employee loan and relief funds, parent councils.
In the case of credit unions NGOs (as per the Public Benefit and Volunteer Work Act), church or religious union entities with legal personality, cooperatives, trade unions, housing associations
The Bank Guarantee Fund covers deposits held in:
- Polish banks (excluding BGK and, generally, mortgage banks)
- Cooperative credit unions (SKOK)
- Branches of foreign banks outside the EU, unless another system applies that meets the same level of protection
Check the list at https://test-bfg.nfinity.pl/en/for-depositors/entities-covered-by-guarantees/
When in doubt, contact your bank or credit union directly.
Important: Branches of EU-based institutions in Poland are covered by their home country’s deposit guarantee scheme (EU-wide limit: EUR 100,000).
Deposits are disbursed within 7 working days from the day when the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) suspends activity, appoints a receiver, and files for bankruptcy (or BFG does so during resolution) of a bank. The same rules apply for credit unions, while for foreign branches it is 7 days after Polish court recognition of a foreign bankruptcy ruling.
How to recover money from a suspended bank or credit union?
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BFG ensures the safety of deposits held in banks and credit unions (SKOKs). In the event of an authorized institution filing a motion for bankruptcy of a bank or SKOK, BFG pays out customers their savings. Is your money safe? Check the current list of banks and SKOKs covered by BFG guarantees.
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- The receivership of a bank or receiver of a credit union compile a list of depositors. The depositor list is submitted without delay but no later than within 3 working days from the day of fulfilment of the guarantee condition to the Management Board of the Bank Guarantee Fund.
- The Fund Management Board monitors, on an ongoing basis, the compilation of the depositor list by the receivership of a bank or the credit union receiver;
- The receivership or receiver or entity that has been contracted by BFG to carry out the reimbursement of guaranteed deposits, reimburses guaranteed deposits on behalf of the Fund and on its account. A decision in this respect is made by the Fund Management Board;
- The Fund Management Board conveys a reimbursement list, which contains data required to carry out disbursements, to the receivership or receiver or entity that has been contracted by BFG to carry out the reimbursement of guaranteed deposits;
- The Fund Management Board passes a resolution, stipulating the following: the identity of the entity that shall carry out the reimbursement of guaranteed deposits, the procedure of the reimbursement and the amount constituting the sum of guaranteed deposits that have been allocated for reimbursement of guaranteed deposits. This resolution is made publicly known by the Fund, by way of announcement in a newspaper of countrywide circulation;
- The Fund conveys guaranteed deposits funds for the reimbursement of depositors of a bank or credit union with respect to which the guarantee condition has been fulfilled to the receivership or receiver or entity that has been contracted to carry out the reimbursement.

