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List of banks in Hungary

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OTP Bank head office, Budapest
MHB Bank head office, Budapest
UniCredit Bank Hungary head office, Budapest
K&H Bank head office, Budapest
Erste Bank Hungary head office, Budapest
Agora building in Budapest, head office of Raiffeisen Hungary
CIB Bank head office, Budapest

The following list of banks in Hungary is to be understood within the framework of the European single market, which means that Hungary's banking system is more open to cross-border banking operations than peers outside of the European Union.

The Hungarian National Bank (MNB) is the country's banking supervisor.

Systemically important banks

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As of 2025, the following Hungarian banks were designated as systemically important, listed here by decreasing score of systemic importance:[1]

Other commercial banks

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As of March 2026, other commercial banks licensed by the MNB included:[2]

Foreign branches

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EEA branches

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Also as of 14 March 2026, the following credit institutions established in the European Economic Area (EEA) operated a branch in Hungary:[2]

Third-country branches

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As of 13 October 2025, one bank established outside the EEA had a branch in Hungary ("third-country branch" in EU parlance):[4]

Other banks

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The state-owned Hungarian Development Bank and EXIM Magyarország [hu] are exempted from the EU Capital Requirements Directives.[5]

Defunct Banks

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Banks formerly headquartered on the territory of present-day Hungary

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Other banks formerly headquartered in the Kingdom of Hungary

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "The EBA updates list of other systemically important institutions". European Banking Authority. 15 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Register". Hungarian National Bank. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "Polgári Bank to Be Absorbed by MagNet Bank in Hungary". XpatLoop. 12 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "The EBA updates list of third-country groups and branches operating in the European Union and the European Economic Area", European Banking Authority, 13 October 2025
  5. ↑ "Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms - Current consolidated version - Article 2", EUR-Lex, p. L 176/350, 17 January 2025