Brazil · Financial institution
Caixa Economica Federal
Caixa Econômica Federal (CAIXA) is a federal public company (empresa pública) with its seat in Brasília. It was constituted under Decree-Law No. 759 of 12 August 1969. The Brazilian Federal Government (União) is its sole shareholder. The bank provides retail, housing, commercial, infrastructure and agribusiness lending. It also administers federal programmes, including the Worker's Severance Fund (FGTS) and the federal lotteries.
Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- CEFXBRSPXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under CEFXBRSP directly.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- Branch codes
- None: head-office BIC only
- BIC first registered
- 2004-06-05
- Last updated
- 2025-01-19
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Employees
Not published
Ownership
State-owned
100% União (Federal Government of Brazil)
Institution type
Savings bank
Trades as CAIXA
- Ownership
- The Federal Government of Brazil (União) holds 100% of the capital. The Minister of Finance appoints most board members.
- Direct parent
- União (Federal Government of Brazil), Brazil 100%
- Head office
- Setor Bancário Sul (SBS), Quadra 4, Lotes 3/4, Edifício Matriz I, 70092-900 Brasília, Brazil
- Company register
- CNPJ 00.360.305/0001-04; NIRE 53.5.0000038-1 (Junta Comercial do Distrito Federal)
- Name in the local language
- Caixa Econômica Federal
Business lines
According to its investor relations site, housing loans made up BRL 1.005 trillion of a total loan portfolio of BRL 1.448 trillion in June 2026. The bank also administers the FGTS, federal lotteries and social programmes.
Online
- Websites & references
- caixa.gov.br ↗
ri.caixa.gov.br ↗ investor relations
caixanoticias.caixa.gov.br ↗ news agency
Wikidata Q835283 ↗ - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗ · YouTube ↗ · TikTok ↗
Sources · 15 pages consulted
- ri.caixa.gov.br/en/board-and-executive-management/
- ri.caixa.gov.br/en/council/
- ri.caixa.gov.br/en/
- ri.caixa.gov.br/en/financial-information/financial-highlights/
- caixa.gov.br/sobre-a-caixa/governanca-corporativa/conselho-administracao/Paginas/default.aspx
- caixa.gov.br/Downloads/caixa-governanca/ATA_AGE_17_12_2019_ANEXO.pdf
- planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/decreto-lei/del0759.htm
- legismap.com.br/leis-e-normas/caixa-economica-federal-extratos-das-atas-dou-de-09-09-2026
- otempo.com.br/politica/2026/9/9/assembleia-da-caixa-aprova-r-795-milhoes-para-remuneracao-de-administra
- caixa.gov.br/voce/ordem-de-pagamento-internacional/recebimentos-via-bancos-correspondentes/Paginas/def
- gov.br/pf/pt-br/assuntos/noticias/2026/09/pf-apura-fraude-milionaria-na-caixa-economica
- gov.br/pf/pt-br/assuntos/noticias/2026/07/pf-mira-grupo-suspeito-de-obstrucao-de-justica-e-vazam
- agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/geral/noticia/2026-03/policia-federal-faz-operacao-contra-fraudes-na-caixa-economica-fede
- agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/geral/noticia/2024-11/caixa-demite-ex-vice-presidente-por-assedio-sexual-e-moral
- veronoticias.com/economia/caixa-elege-novos-conselheiros-e-busca-presidente/
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Carlos Antônio Vieira Fernandes President (CEO)
- Chair
- Isadora Maria Belém Rocha Cartaxo de Arruda Chair of the Board of Directors (Presidente do Conselho de Administração)
- Chief financial officer
- Marcos Brasiliano Rosa Vice President of Finance and Controlling
- Executive
- Henriete Alexandra Sartori Bernabé Vice President of Risks (CRO)
- Executive
- Suely Patrão Buriham Vice President of Wholesale Business (interim)
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Brazil
- Central Bank of Brazil (Banco Central do Brasil) Central bankPrudential supervisorAML supervisorResolutionForeign exchangeConduct
- Brazil
- Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários) Securities
Recent events 3 enforcement or investigation items
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Investigation
The Federal Police investigated fraudulent operations against the bank involving the misuse of a position there, with losses under investigation above BRL 7.6 million.
gov.br ↗ -
Incident
The Federal Police launched Operation Infiltrados against a group suspected of taking about BRL 45 million from the bank's account holders and beneficiaries.
gov.br ↗ -
Leadership
The board elected Isadora Maria Belém Rocha Cartaxo de Arruda as chair on 11 May 2026, after the post became vacant in April 2026.
caixa.gov.br ↗ -
Leadership
The bank appointed Suely Patrão Buriham as interim Vice President of Wholesale Business on 23 April 2026.
ri.caixa.gov.br ↗ -
Investigation
The Federal Police launched Operation Fallax against a criminal organisation suspected of committing banking fraud against the bank.
agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br ↗ -
Other
The Office of the Comptroller General (CGU) ordered the dismissal of a former vice president for moral and sexual harassment in 2021 and 2022.
agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- CEFXBRSPXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- CEFXBank
- BRCountry · Brazil
- SPLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 254900EX2KZ57WQ1PL07
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Profile
- Type
- Financial institutionClassified as a financial institution in Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, with no licence on a tracked register. This includes banks that neither the ECB nor the FSB lists, as well as brokers, fund managers, insurers and market infrastructure.
- Regulation
- Not on a tracked registerNo licence or registration was found for this entity on the registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
- Register licences
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- Country · region
- Brazil · Latin America & Caribbean
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
- Founded
- 1861
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
GLEIF’s relationship records name no parent for this LEI, and no group page is published for it.
Addresses
- Registered address
- ED. SEDE FLOOR 21 SBS QUADRA 4, 3/4 ASA SUL BRASILIA 70.092-90 BRAZIL
- Operational address
- AV. PAULISTA 750 FLOOR 12 SAO PAULO 01310-100 SAO PAULO BRAZIL
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>CEFXBRSPXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>254900EX2KZ57WQ1PL07</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>CEFXBRSPXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>254900EX2KZ57WQ1PL07</LEI>
<Nm>CAIXA ECONOMICA FEDERAL</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<Ctry>BR</Ctry>
<AdrLine>ED. SEDE FLOOR 21 SBS QUADRA 4, 3/4 ASA SUL BRASILIA 70.092-90</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>Swift’s two address fields do not agree on a town, so the full record gives the address as address lines only.
The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
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Sources & method
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- Overview, leadership, regulators and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the institution's own website and reports, regulators, company registers and news. Figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
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