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Bank Account File (Ficoba)
Verified 03 avril 2020 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
The national bank accounts and similar (Ficoba) list all bank accounts opened in France: current accounts, savings accounts, securities accounts, etc.
The national bank accounts and similar (Ficoba) list all bank accounts opened in France: current accounts, savings accounts, securities accounts, etc.
It shall indicate the opening, modification and closing of an account, specifying the following information:
- Name and address of the bank managing the account
- Identity of the holder(s)
- Essential account characteristics (number, account type, etc.)
- Date and nature of the transaction (opening, closing, modification).
It does not show transactions and account balances.
The information shall be kept for the entire life of the account and for 10 years after its closure.
The file is filled in and updated by banks. You cannot object to the registration of your accounts in the Ficoba.
Depending on the nature of the information you want to obtain or verify, access procedures are different.
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Information about your civil status or address
You must contact your local public finance center.
Who shall I contact
Bank Account Information
You must submit your request in writing to the Indirect Access Unit of the National Commission on Informatics and Freedoms (Cnil). You must attach a proof of identity to your mail.
Who shall I contact
National Commission on Informatics and Freedoms (Cnil)
By mail
3 Place de Fontenoy
TSA 80715
75334 Paris cedex 07
The CNIL does not receive the public and does not provide any information on the spot.
By phone
+33 1 53 73 22 22
Telephone reception open Monday to Friday from 9am to 6.30pm (6pm on Friday)
Legal information open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
By email
Access to contact form
Information about the accounts of a deceased person of whom you are heir
You must submit your request in writing to the FBFV National Treatment Center. You must attach a copy of the death certificate, proof of identity and proof of your status as heir to your mail.
Who shall I contact
FBFV National Treatment Center
By mail
BP 31
77421 Marne-La-Vallée Cedex 02
If the transmitted data are false, you can exercise your right of correction.. To do this, you must provide the bank with the documents necessary for the correction (for example: death certificate of the account holder).