At an ECB Market Operations Committee meeting in Amsterdam, Dutch Central Bank official Steven Maijoor said banks should not expect supervisory questions when they use central bank facilities under normal conditions, and framed the remarks as an effort to dispel that misconception and avoid market stigma around such use.
De Nederlandsche Bank2026-06-18
Dutch Central Bank seeks to dispel stigma around banks' normal use of central bank facilities
At an ECB committee meeting in Amsterdam, a Dutch Central Bank official said normal use of central bank facilities should not trigger supervisory questions. The remarks were aimed at countering market stigma and were made in the context of refinancing operations and the central bank’s lender of last resort role.