Open consultation

Provisional decision: review of the SME Banking Undertakings 2002

From:: Competition and Markets Authority
Published: 13 August 2025

Summary

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is consulting on its provisional decision to release the remaining provisions of the SME Banking Undertakings 2002.

This consultation closes at
5pm on 3 September 2025

Consultation description

The CMA has published its provisional decision that the remaining provisions of the SME Banking Undertakings 2002 (the ‘Limitation on Bundling Provisions’) are no longer appropriate and should be released.

We invite views on our provisional decision and notice of intention to release the Limitation on Bundling Provisions. We are not seeking views on any other order or undertaking relevant to retail banking for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Please respond by email to remedies.reviews@cma.gov.uk (subject line: SME Banking Undertakings review).

If your response contains any information that you regard as sensitive and do not want to be published, please include a non-confidential version for publication on our website.

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