Bank Legion

JSCB Legion (JSC) is a universal commercial bank, registered on October 10, 1994. License of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation No. 3117.

Since July 7, 2017, the Central Bank of Russia has revoked the license from the Moscow bank Legion and appointed a temporary administration in it. According to the regulator, the bank ranked 157th in the banking system. The main activity of the bank was financing investment projects implemented by persons associated with the bank in the interests of shareholders.

The bank evaded the fulfillment of the requirements of the Central Bank on an adequate assessment of the accepted credit risks. The creation of the necessary reserves for possible losses for a number of low-quality assets revealed a complete loss of capital by the Legion. "In addition, the financial situation of the credit institution has deteriorated significantly due to the loss of material assets from the bank's cash desk in a large volume," the message says.

The Bank worked in the corporate, retail and investment segments of banking services and was one of the 200 largest banks in Russia for deposits of individuals, balance sheet profit, and lending to small and medium-sized businesses. Legion Bank was represented by offices in, To Moscow eleven regional branches in the cities Pushkino of the Moscow Region,,,,,,,,,,, and Ivanovo Vladimir To Samara St. Petersburg To Penza Nizhny Novgorod Norilsk Yaroslavl Yekaterinburg Krasnoyarsk divisions of the Bank in the territory of the Russian Federation in the cities, and. Kursk Konakovo Nevinnomyssk

In October 2009, CB Legion (LLC) was transformed into JSCB Legion (CJSC).

In April 2011, the procedure for joining AB Region (OJSC) to JSCB Legion (CJSC) was completed. JSCB "Legion" (CJSC) was transformed into JSCB "Legion" (JSC).

In September 2013, the Bank's share capital increased to 916 868 400. rubles

As of 1 January 2015, the Bank's net assets amounted to RUB 2 429 145 000. JSCB Legion (JSC) is assigned by the Central Bank of Russia to the group of financially stable banks.

Legion Bank:

• Member of the Association of Regional Banks "Russia"
• Member of the international system of interbank financial telecommunications S.W.I.F.T.
• Member of the international network REUTERS
• Affiliate Member MasterCard
• Associate Member of Visa International

Included in the register of banks participating in the compulsory deposit insurance system for No. 571.

Legion JSCB (JSC) was included in the register of banks of the Federal Customs Service with the right to issue bank guarantees for paying customs payments in accordance with Order of the Federal Customs Service No. 1775 (as amended by Order of the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation of 04.10.2011 No. 2035). The total limit of the bank for issuing bank guarantees for customs payments is 170 million rubles. The maximum amount of one guarantee can reach 35 million rubles. The right to provide guarantees by the Bank is valid until October 1, 2014.

2025: Ex-leader Viktor Brusentsev sentenced to 11 years in prison for embezzlement of hundreds of millions of rubles

On December 8, 2025, the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow sentenced Viktor Brusentsev, former deputy chairman of the board of the Legion Joint Stock Commercial Bank (JSCB). He received 11 years in prison in the case of embezzlement of hundreds of millions of rubles from a credit institution. Read more here