Expectations for Banks

  • SRB Requests to Industry 2027: Three-Year Cycle, Fixed RESOL Dates

    On 7 October 2026 the Single Resolution Board (SRB) published its list of consultations and SRB requests to industry for 2027, about two months earlier than the 2026 list of 1 December 2025. Two changes land directly on resolution reporting teams. The quarterly sign-off form on MREL eligibility of reported liabilities is discontinued with immediate…

  • SRB Resolution Communication Plan: The April 2028 Deadline

    On 17 September 2026, the Single Resolution Board (SRB) published its Operational Guidance for Banks on Communication in Resolution, together with a Communication Testing Supplement to its resolvability testing guidance. The document turns a single line of the Single Resolution Mechanism Regulation into a build project: under Article 8(9)(n) of Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 (SRMR),…