Division 2 MFIs consolidate for statistical purposes the business of all their domestic offices (registered or head office and/or branches) located in the same Member State. No consolidation for statistical purposes is permitted across national boundaries.

If a parent company and its subsidiaries are MFIs located in the same Member State, the parent company is permitted to consolidate in its statistical returns the business of these subsidiaries, keeping however the business of credit institutions and other MFIs separate.

If an institution has branches located within the territory of the other euro area Member States, the registered or head office located in a given euro area Member State considers the positions towards all these branches as positions towards residents in the other euro area Member States. Conversely, a branch located in a given euro area Member State considers the positions towards the registered or head office or towards other branches of the same institution located within the territory of the other euro area Member States as positions towards residents in the other euro area Member States.

If an institution has branches located outside the territory of the euro area Member States, the registered or head office located in a given euro area Member State considers the positions towards all these branches as positions towards residents of the rest of the world. Conversely, a branch located in a given euro area Member State considers the positions towards the registered or head office or towards other branches of the same institution located outside the euro area Member States as positions towards residents of the rest of the world.