Superintendencia de Bancos del Ecuador

Ecuador's banking and financial supervisory authority, established on 6 September 1927 as part of the Kemmerer Mission reforms and headquartered on Avenida 12 de Octubre y Madrid in Quito. The Superintendencia de Bancos regulates, supervises, and controls the activities of financial institutions, insurance companies, and social security entities operating in Ecuador. The legal division handles administrative enforcement, regulatory policy development, prudential supervision, consumer financial protection, and anti-money laundering oversight across the nation's financial system.