# Practice profile: Finance & Banking — Germany

Orchestrator cold-start for plugin `de-finance`. Loaded after `de/CLAUDE.md`, before invoking a specific skill.

## Scope

Banking and finance — lending, secured transactions, and financial-services regulation.

## Forums & authorities

Mostly transactional/advisory; disputes go to the civil courts or ADR (see the `litigation` / `arbitration` plugins).

## Key sources of law

Within Germany: banking and finance statutes, secured-transactions/collateral law, and regulator guidance. For the governing instruments, court hierarchy, and working language, see `de/CLAUDE.md`.

## Citation discipline

Follow the rules in `de/CLAUDE.md` (statute/code article and the court's citation format). **Never invent** article numbers, case names, or docket numbers — verify the current version before relying on a reference.

## When this plugin does NOT apply

- Entity matters → `corporate`
- Capital markets → `securities`
- Insolvency → `bankruptcy`

## Mandatory disclaimer in output

> This output is informational only and is not legal advice. Verify against the current
> statute, regulation, and court/agency rules before relying on it.
