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Due to the opening of accounts of former clients of Sberbank, the turnover of clients in the branch networks of many local banks increased more than before. The easiest way for Sberbank customers who are closing today is to claim compensation from the deposit insurance company for an account with another bank.
Many pointed out that there were more people in the Hungarian branches than usual. Money.hu has contacted several banks in this regard. The responses revealed that the increased interest was the fate of the liquidation Sberbank Because of previous clients visiting banks with the intention of opening an account.
An increase in account openings was felt as of Monday
At CIB, it was said that the number of account openings has increased significantly since Monday, when it was revealed that the bankrupt Sberbank was taking two unusual holidays. According to the bank, former individual and corporate clients of sberbank contacted the bank, and the number of people interested in opening an account increased more on Wednesday.
The bank said that at Erste Bank, there has been a significant increase in interest in opening accounts for retail, small businesses and corporations in recent days. In connection with the extraordinary attack on Wednesday, the financial institution decided that in order to solve the uncertainty of former clients of Sberbank who were left without an account and want to do other things in the bank, all Erste branches will open on Wednesday until 6 pm and branches in open until. Extended business hours continue on Thursday and Friday; Erste accounts will be available to customers one hour longer than the original business hours.
The easiest way to compensate
The MNB revoked the license of Sberbank Magyarország Zrt and ordered the bank to be liquidated. Individual and corporate depositors reach €100,000 (~37 million) within ten working days take it back Their deposits in the bank are from the National Deposit Insurance Fund.
The easiest way to access funds is to request payment to the account of a former Sberbank client with another bank.
In the case of businesses, maintaining a checking account is a legal obligation, Money.hu experts warn.