FCA Fines Database Guide
The FCA fines database contains all Financial Conduct Authority penalties issued since 2013 — over 350 enforcement actions totalling £4.9 billion. Users can search by firm name, filter by year, breach category, or penalty amount, and export data for compliance reporting. This guide explains how compliance professionals and risk managers can search and analyse FCA enforcement data effectively.
What is the FCA Fines Database?
The FCA fines database is a searchable collection of all enforcement actions taken by the Financial Conduct Authority. The database captures full penalty values in GBP, complete firm details including names and regulatory categories, breach categories describing the types of regulatory failures involved, date information showing when fines were issued, and links to official FCA final notices for further research.
How to Search the FCA Fines Database
Search by Firm Name
Enter any firm name to find all FCA fines issued to that company. Searching for "Barclays" returns all Barclays fines across different years and entities, "HSBC" displays HSBC enforcement actions including both the bank and related entities, and "Lloyds" shows Lloyds Banking Group penalties throughout the regulatory period.
Filter by Year
Select specific years to view FCA fines from that period, enabling comparison across different years and identification of enforcement trends. The database covers the full period from 2013 to the present, allowing users to track how regulatory priorities have evolved over more than a decade.
Filter by Breach Category
Find fines by type of regulatory failure, including anti-money laundering breaches, market abuse cases, systems and controls failures, client money violations, and treating customers fairly breaches. This filtering helps compliance teams benchmark their firm's risk areas against historical enforcement patterns. For a detailed look at AML enforcement specifically, see our FCA AML fines guide.
Filter by Amount
Search for fines within specific ranges to understand the distribution of penalty severity. Options include fines over £100 million representing the most serious cases, the £10-100 million range capturing significant but not headline-grabbing penalties, and fines under £10 million which represent the majority of enforcement actions.
FCA Fines Database Statistics
Total FCA Fines by Year
| Year | Total Amount | Number of Fines |
|---|---|---|
| ------ | ------------- | ----------------- |
| 2014 | £1.47 billion | 45 |
| 2015 | £905 million | 40 |
| 2016 | £22 million | 15 |
| 2017 | £229 million | 25 |
| 2018 | £60 million | 18 |
| 2019 | £392 million | 28 |
| 2020 | £189 million | 22 |
| 2021 | £568 million | 31 |
| 2022 | £215 million | 24 |
| 2023 | £53 million | 19 |
| 2024 | £176 million | 27 |
| 2025 | £179m+ | 12+ |
FCA Fines by Breach Category
The distribution of FCA fines by breach category reveals clear regulatory priorities. AML failures account for approximately 25% of total fine value, reflecting the FCA's strong focus on financial crime prevention. Market abuse cases represent around 20% of fines by value, while systems and controls failures contribute 18%. Client money breaches account for 12% of total penalties, with conduct issues making up the remaining 25%.
Using the FCA Fines Dashboard
Our interactive dashboard provides visual analytics through charts showing fine trends over time and by category. Users can export data in CSV, Excel, and PDF formats for integration with internal reporting. Comparison tools enable year-on-year analysis to identify emerging patterns, while real-time updates ensure access to the latest enforcement actions as they are announced.
Official FCA Sources
The FCA publishes enforcement information through several official channels. Final Notices provide detailed findings for concluded cases — learn more in our FCA Final Notices explained article. Decision Notices set out the regulator's reasoning, Warning Notices indicate potential enforcement action, and the Annual Enforcement Report offers high-level statistics and strategic priorities. To understand the biggest penalties in the database, see our 20 biggest FCA fines of all time.