Germany · Credit institution
Ford Bank GMBH
Ford Bank GmbH is a German limited liability company (GmbH) with its seat in Cologne. It is registered under HRB 91249 at the Cologne local court. Since 1 September 2024 it has been wholly owned by Ford ECO GmbH of Zug, Switzerland, and its ultimate parent is Ford Motor Company. It finances and leases Ford vehicles for private customers, business customers and Ford dealers in Germany and brokers insurance. It also takes online savings and term deposits under the Ford Money brand. The company was registered in 2017 as Ford Financial GmbH and has used the name Ford Bank GmbH since 2018. Until 31 August 2024 it was a wholly owned subsidiary of FCE Bank plc.
Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers. It is on the ECB list of supervised entities (see Regulatory status): that is banking supervision, not a licence on a tracked register.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
Regulatory status
ECB banking supervision
List of supervised entities as of 2026-07-01
- Classification
- Less significant institution
- Supervisor
- Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht / Deutsche Bundesbank (with ECB oversight)
- Listed as
- Ford Bank GmbH
- Entity type
- Credit institution
European registers
ECB · monetary financial institutions
List as at 2026-09-25
- Category
- Credit institution
- Minimum reserves
- Subject to minimum reserves
- Listed as
- Ford Bank GmbH
- RIAD code
- DE05898
ESMA · MiFID II register
Register as at 2026-09-28
| Entry | Competent authority | Authorised | Services or instruments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investment services (MiFID II) | Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) | 2018-03-29 | A3 |
Service codes follow MiFID II Annex I: A for investment services, B for ancillary services. Hover a code for its meaning.
Entries are matched on the LEI. Each register is quoted as its publisher lists it.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- FDBADE8FXXX 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 FDBADE8F directly.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- SCT · SDD Core · SDD B2B · T2
- Branch codes
- None: head-office BIC only
- BIC first registered
- 2018-04-07
- Last updated
- 2024-05-25
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Total assets
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
100% Ford ECO GmbH
Institution type
Commercial bank
Trades as Ford Bank
- Standing
- Ford Bank GmbH is a separate legal entity from Ford Bank Niederlassung der FCE Bank plc, the Cologne branch of the UK bank FCE Bank plc. Ford Bank GmbH acts as data processor for that branch.
- Ownership
- Ford ECO GmbH of Zug, Switzerland, has held 100% of the bank since 1 September 2024, and the ultimate parent is Ford Motor Company.
- Direct parent
- Ford ECO GmbH, Switzerland 100%
- Ultimate owner
- Ford Motor Company, United States
- Head office
- Henry-Ford-Straße 1, 50735 Köln, Germany
- Company register
- HRB 91249, Amtsgericht Köln
- Former name
- Ford Financial GmbH
Business lines
The bank is Ford's captive finance bank in Germany: it provides vehicle loans and leasing to Ford customers and financing to Ford dealers, and it takes retail deposits under the Ford Money brand.
Online
- Websites & references
- fordbank.de ↗
ford.de ↗ Ford Bank customer site on Ford Germany's website (fordbank.de redirects here)
fordmoney.de ↗ Ford Money retail deposit site (savings and term deposits)
Wikipedia ↗ - Official social accounts
- None found
Sources · 7 pages consulted
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chair
- Carlos Treadway Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates (Chair of the Supervisory Board)
- Executive
- Anno Kurth Geschäftsführer (Managing Director)
- Executive
- Katharina Haase Geschäftsführerin (Managing Director)
- Executive
- Jörg Webeling Geschäftsführer (Managing Director)
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Germany
- Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) Prudential supervisorAML supervisorConductResolution
- Germany
- Deutsche Bundesbank Central bankPrudential supervisor
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Leadership
The Cologne commercial register recorded the appointment of Jörg Webeling, previously an authorised signatory, as managing director.
northdata.com ↗ -
Leadership
The Cologne commercial register recorded that Kai-Uwe Struppek had ceased to be a managing director.
northdata.com ↗ -
Leadership
The Cologne commercial register recorded the appointment of Katharina Haase, previously an authorised signatory, as managing director.
northdata.com ↗ -
Leadership
The Cologne commercial register recorded that Thomas Pleuhs had ceased to be a managing director.
northdata.com ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
Ownership of the bank passed from FCE Bank plc to Ford ECO GmbH of Zug on 1 September 2024. Ford Motor Company remained the ultimate parent.
ford.de ↗
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
- FDBADE8FXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- FDBABank
- DECountry · Germany
- 8FLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 549300BZZFFS0SOWR325
- 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.
- National bank code
- Bankleitzahl 37021500
Profile
- Type
- Credit institutionListed as a credit institution, or a branch of one, on the ECB’s list of supervised entities, or named as a bank on the Financial Stability Board’s G-SIB list, directly or as a G-SIB’s main operating bank. These are the only bank lists the directory tracks so far.
- Regulation
- Prudentially supervised (ECB list)Prudentially supervised, according to the ECB list of supervised entities (as at 2026-07-01). This is banking supervision, not a licence on a tracked register.
- 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
- Germany · Europe & Central Asia
- Banking supervision
- Less significant · Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht / Deutsche Bundesbank as of 2026-07-01
- 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
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.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- Direct parent
- Fce Bank PLC · United KingdomTU5V87TL5Q0UV1EW4H93 ↗
- Ultimate parent
- Ford Motor Company · United States20S05OYHG0MQM4VUIC57 ↗
The Ford Motor Company group has 9 institutions in the directory, in 9 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including Fce Bank PLC, Fce Bank PLC, Fce Bank PLC, Fce Bank PLC, Fce Bank PLC.
See the Ford Motor Company group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- HENRY- FORD- STRASSE 1 KOELN 50735 GERMANY
- Operational address
- HENRY- FORD- STRASSE 1 KOELN 50735 KOELN GERMANY
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 and its DEBLZ clearing code
- 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>FDBADE8FXXX</BICFI>
<ClrSysMmbId>
<ClrSysId>
<Cd>DEBLZ</Cd>
</ClrSysId>
<MmbId>37021500</MmbId>
</ClrSysMmbId>
<LEI>549300BZZFFS0SOWR325</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>FDBADE8FXXX</BICFI>
<ClrSysMmbId>
<ClrSysId>
<Cd>DEBLZ</Cd>
</ClrSysId>
<MmbId>37021500</MmbId>
</ClrSysMmbId>
<LEI>549300BZZFFS0SOWR325</LEI>
<Nm>FORD BANK GMBH</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>KOELN</TwnNm>
<Ctry>DE</Ctry>
<AdrLine>HENRY- FORD- STRASSE 1 KOELN 50735</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>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.
Payment schemes and systems
EPC registers of 2026-09-11 · ECB T2 list of 2026-07-02 · ECB TIPS list of 2026-09-01 · SIX Bank Master valid on 2026-09-28
| Scheme or system | Since | Registered with | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEPA Credit TransferISO 20022 messages | 2018-06-04 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Direct Debit CoreISO 20022 messages | 2018-06-04 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Direct Debit Business-to-BusinessISO 20022 messages | 2018-06-04 | Head office | — |
| T2 (Eurosystem real-time gross settlement)ISO 20022 messages | — | Head office | — |
SEPA dates are when the institution became ready for the scheme. The T2 list names direct participants only and gives no joining date.
An institution missing from T2 may still be reachable through an indirect participant.
“ISO 20022 messages” marks a scheme or system whose rulebook or operator specifies ISO 20022 for messages between participants.
National bank codes
Bankleitzahl · Germany
1 code valid until 2026-12-06 · ISO 20022 clearing system code DEBLZ
| Code | Routes to BIC | Name in the national file | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37021500 | FDBADE8FXXX | Ford Bank | Köln |
Each code shows the name in the national file. Smaller banks often route through a central institution’s BIC. A code can therefore belong to a different bank than the one on this page.
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Sources & method
Every value comes from a public source, such as Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, GLEIF or the OFAC and EU sanctions lists. Most sources are matched on a BIC or an LEI, not on a name.
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Payment schemes and systems—Source: European Payments Council (EPC) Registers of Participants; matched to BICs by Elucidate. Source: European Central Bank, List of T2 participants.
- Banking supervision—Source: European Central Bank, list of supervised entities.
- National bank codes—Germany (Quelle: Deutsche Bundesbank).
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- 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.
- European registers—Source: European Central Bank (ECB), list of monetary financial institutions and list of institutions subject to minimum reserves. Source: European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), MiFID II/MiFIR register (investment firms, trading venues, systematic internalisers, data reporting services providers). Matched on LEI by Elucidate.
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