# Banco Espírito Santo S.A. (Banco Espirito Santo S.A.), Lisbon, Portugal and Espírito Santo e Comercial de Lisboa (Espirito Santo e Comercial de Lisboa), Inc., Newark, New Jersey — Federal Reserve enforcement actions against banks and holding companies: action type, effective date and whether it has been terminated

For Banco Espírito Santo S.A. (Banco Espirito Santo S.A.), Lisbon, Portugal and Espírito Santo e Comercial de Lisboa (Espirito Santo e Comercial de Lisboa), Inc., Newark, New Jersey, action is Civil Money Penalty, $975,000; effective date is 2012-04-02; board document is /newsevents/pressreleases/enforcement20120402a.htm; document type is Press Release, verified against its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Banking organisation:** Banco Espírito Santo S.A. (Banco Espirito Santo S.A.), Lisbon, Portugal and Espírito Santo e Comercial de Lisboa (Espirito Santo e Comercial de Lisboa), Inc., Newark, New Jersey _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Action:** Civil Money Penalty, $975,000 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective date:** 2012-04-02 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Board document:** /newsevents/pressreleases/enforcement20120402a.htm _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Document type:** Press Release _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 2012-04-02,,,,"Banco Espírito Santo S.A. (Banco Espirito Santo S.A.), Lisbon, Portugal and Espírito Santo e Comercial de Lisboa (Espirito Santo e Comercial de Lisboa), Inc., Newark, New Jersey","Civil Money Penalty, $975,000",/newsevents/pressreleases/enforcement20120402a.htm,Press Release,

## Source

- https://www.federalreserve.gov/supervisionreg/files/enforcementactions.csv

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2026-09-01.
Part of [Federal Reserve enforcement actions against banks and holding companies: action type, effective date and whether it has been terminated](https://referencesource.org/bank-enforcement-actions/).