Euro Pacific Bank

Pre-authorized/blocked amounts for car rentals and hotels

Due to specific card scheme rules for car rental and hotel companies, the auto-release time frame for these holds is up to 180 days. However the holds can be manually released upon request providing our card processor with the proof of final payment (invoice/receipt) or confirmation from the hotel the amount won’t be debited.

Normally all merchants have to present transaction for clearing within 7 days from the auth day. At the same time the car rental and hotel companies can send the clearing at the time when the client actually check-out/ return the car.

The holds will automatically be released when the cardholder pays at the end of the rental period or hotel stay if the payment is made using the same card. This is because the payment is made using the same reference as the hold authorization, so the two are reconciled and the hold is released. However, if the cardholder only uses the card for authorization, then settles with the car rental company or hotel using a different card or cash, then the holds remain intact. The hotel or car company should be releasing these authorizations themselves, but often they tend not to bother doing this, which is causing cardholders this issue.

As per our card processors Compliance, these holds are not released until 180 days afterwards, however cardholders can contact the processor and provide proof of cancellation or payment via a different method and they will then release these holds manually.

Euro Pacific Bank is no longer licensed to do business. As such, we are not accepting new customer accounts.

This website is being maintained by Peter Schiff personally as a memorial to the bank and to update customers on the status of their deposits that have been tied up in receivership since June 30, 2022, and on his personal efforts to recover those customer deposits—including gold and mutual funds—that were transferred to Qenta’s custody and which Qenta is now attempting to keep for itself rather than return to their lawful owners.

The legacy pages and links on this site are preserved solely for historical and educational purposes, to demonstrate how the bank operated while it was in business. They do not represent current offerings.

If you are interested in having an investment account managed by Peter Schiff and his team, please visit
http://www.europac.com.

If you are interested in buying gold, silver, or other precious metals, please visit
http://www.schiffgold.com

For official updates and notifications from Euro Pacific Bank’s OCIF-appointed Receiver, who holds exclusive authority to communicate with customers on behalf of the Bank, visit:
https://epbprliquidation.com

LAST UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 5, 2025

September 5, 2025: Clarification on Receiver’s Misrepresentations

September 5, 2025: Update on Qenta Email and Legal Action

August 26, 2025: Rebuttal to the Receiver’s Denial of Responsibility for Assets Held by Qenta

August 20, 2025: Update on Your Silver Held at Euro Pacific Bank

August 18, 2025: Euro Pacific Bank WARNING from Peter Schiff

August 14, 2025: Euro Pacific Bank Update from Peter Schiff - ACTION REQUIRED!

August 6, 2025: Euro Pacific Bank Update from Peter Schiff

August 5, 2025: Euro Pacific Bank Update from Peter Schiff

August 2, 2025: Euro Pacific Bank Update from Peter Schiff

July 30, 2025: Euro Pacific Bank Update from Peter Schiff

July 12, 2025: Qenta Status Update.

October 31, 2024: Receiver's Report.

October 16, 2024: Receiver's Notice.

October 04, 2024: Migration Update.

April 16, 2024: Receiver's Reports.

April 13, 2024: Migration & Liquidation update.

March 11, 2024: Receiver's Reports.

March 03, 2024: Migration & Liquidation update.

February 19, 2024: Migration & Liquidation update.

February 02, 2024: Migration & Liquidation update.

November 21, 2023: Migration Update (Opt-in Only).

November 20, 2023: Progress Report (Opt-out Only).

September 22, 2023: Report & Communication Portal.

September 01, 2023: Migration & Liquidation update.

July 20, 2023: Migration & Liquidation update.

June 23, 2023: Migration & Liquidation update.

June 17, 2023: Receiver's report.

May 31, 2023: Migration & Liquidation update.

May 05, 2023: Migration & Liquidation update.

April 20, 2023: Liquidation update- Action required.

March 31, 2023: Migration & Liquidation update.

March 8, 2023: Migration & Liquidation update.

January 27, 2023: Correspondent bank update.

December 16, 2022: Comprehensive FAQ is published.

December 05, 2022: Migration & liquidation update.

November 01, 2022: Mutual funds & outgoing wire requests update.

October 21, 2022: Update on Opt-out deadline - Extended.

October 14, 2022: Customer Update & Townhall.

October 8, 2022: Update on opt-out deadline for EPB clients who do not wish to migrate their account to Qenta Inc.

September 30, 2022: Update on bank liquidation, pending transactions, and migration of assets to Qenta Inc.

September 28, 2022: Update on pending transactions for clients opting out of Qenta Inc. migration.

September 16, 2022: Update on pending transactions for clients opting out of Qenta Inc. migration.

September 8, 2022: Qenta has emailed a welcome letter to all EPB clients. You can read a copy of it here.

September 2, 2022: Update on pending transactions, brokerage, and account migration.

August 29, 2022: Euro Pacific Bank liquidation has commenced. Please read our formal instructions here as it is time-sensitive.