Frequently Asked Questions
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Becoming a customer of Rabobank
No, this is not possible. Dutch law obliges for Rabobank to establish the identity of every potential customer. Therefore it is mandatory to prove one’s identity in person at one of Rabobank’s offices.
You can become a customer if you live in:
North America
The Netherlands
Ireland
Belgium
New Zealand
Rabobank International Direct Banking(IDB), is part of the Rabobank Group - a powerhouse in European banking and one of the world's largest financial institutions.
Please visit our North American Website at http://www.rabobankamerica.com/
About international payments
An international payment within the European Union takes 5 workdays. Please contact your local bank if the payment has been delayed.
International payments outside the European Union do not have time limit. This depends on the country to where the money is transferred to. Please contact your local bank for further information. In case you made an international payment to a Rabobank customer, please contact your bank. The bank which has commissioned the payment can provide you with further information.
To find your local bank go to for customers in The Netherlands or for customers outside The Netherlands.
The fee depends on several aspects like currency, the amount, the country to where the money is transferred to. Please contact your local bank to find out more about our transfer fees for international transactions. To find your local bank go to for customers in The Netherlands or for customers outside The Netherlands.
All Rabobanks in the Netherlands use the following SWIFT (or BIC) code: RABONL2U.
For more information about SWIFT codes from other banks please go to www.swift.com.
IBAN stands for International Bank Account Number. The IBAN facilitates the automation of cross-border payment transaction processing. Each country has its particular national IBAN format. For more information about converting Dutch bank account numbers to an international bank account number go to www.ibannl.org. Your personal IBAN number is listed on your bank account statement and can be found via Rabo Internetbankieren (Rabo Online Banking).
Rabobank Group information
All our Financial and Annual reports are available online in the financial reports information section of the Investor Relations site. It is possible to download or order financial reports by simply filling out the form in the financial reports section.
Rabobank is not listed on the stock exchange and does not have shareholders.
"Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A." registered at the Chamber of Commerce in Utrecht (registr. nr. 30.046.259). The trade name is Rabobank Nederland. 'Rabobank Group' is not a legal entity. It is the collection of the independent local Rabobanks within the Netherlands, together with the legal entity Rabobank Nederland and its subsidiaries such as Robeco and De Lage Landen. In the Dutch retail market, the name mostly used is just 'Rabobank'. 'Rabobank International' is a department within the legal entity Rabobank Nederland, referring to the branches and subsidiaries of Rabobank Nederland overseas.
The Rabobank group is a cooperative banking organisation comprised of Rabobank Nederland, Rabobank Nederland's local member credit institutions (local banks), and numerous specialised finance and other subsidiaries. Rabobank has a cross-guarantee system in place that links the local Member banks, Rabobank Nederland and Rabobank Nederland's specialised subsidiaries and provides for intra-Group credit support in the event of a shortfall in assets in one of the entities.
Rabobank is a cooperative bank. Clients can become members of their local Rabobank. In turn, all local banks are a member and shareholder of the umbrella company, Rabobank Nederland. Therefore, Rabobank is not traded or listed on any stock exchange.
Some subsidiaries, such as Robeco, publish their own figures, which can be downloaded from their own websites, but the consolidated financial statements of Rabobank Group include the financial information of Rabobank Nederland and the local banks, as well as the financial information of other group-entities. The assets, liabilities and results of these entities are consolidated in full.
An overview of the Executive Board members can be found in the Media kit section of our Press Relations page.
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