Extrajudicial mediation and other avenues of complaint
The consumer has the opportunity of referring disputes with the Bank to the consumer mediation service established by the Association of German Public Banks (Bundesverband Öffentlicher Banken Deutschlands, VÖB).
The complaint must be submitted in a form readable as text (e.g. letter, email, fax) to:
Verbraucherschlichtungsstelle beim Bundesverband Öffentlicher Banken Deutschlands (VÖB)
Postfach 110272
D-10832 Berlin
The procedural code of the mediation service dictates the procedure thereafter; this code will be provided on request or at www.voeb.de.
Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale participates in the dispute resolution procedure with this recognised Consumer Arbitration Service. The possibility also exists of bringing action before the civil courts.
Dispute resolution for contracts concluded online
Alternatively, for dispute resolution relating to contracts concluded online, consumers may also refer their matter to the online platform under the following link:
Information for complaints against payment service providers
For accusations of violations against
- the German Payment Services Supervision Act,
- Sections 675c through 676c of the German Civil Code or
- Article 248 of the Introductory Act for the German Civil Code
it is also possible to submit a complaint to the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority.
The addresses are as follows:
Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority)
Graurheindorfer Strasse 108
D-53117 Bonn
and
Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority)
Marie-Curie-Strasse 24-28
60439 Frankfurt am Main