The banks fare modestly on the Russian rating by assets: as of July 1, they ranked 364th, 753rd and 829th respectively. All the three banks participate in the deposit insurance system, so their customers will get an insurance indemnity.
Elimination of small banks now pursued by the regulator is aimed to restructure the financial system, consolidate the banking sector and clean it of criminal players. According to CBR governor Elvira Nabiullina, “licences are only revoked if a bank core business is servicing shadow or criminal economy or if a bank it goes through serious financial problems”.
The Central Bank is now compiling a list of systemically important banks that will enjoy the regulator’s special attention. The volume of assets, retail deposits and deals on the interbank market are the criteria.