ECB fines JPMorgan's European arm 12.2 million euros for misreporting capital requirements

FRANKFURT, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank fined JPMorgan's (JPM) European arm 12.18 million euros ($14.32 million) for ?misreporting capital requirements after it ?wrongly calculated risk-weighted assets, the ECB said ?in a statement on Thursday.

"Between 2019 ?and 2024, the bank reported ?lower risk-weighted ?assets than it should have done," the ECB ?said. "This occurred because, ?for 15 consecutive quarters, the bank misclassified corporate exposures and ?applied a lower ?risk-weight for ?credit risk to them than what banking rules prescribe."

The bank also unduly ?excluded certain transactions when calculating ?risk-weighted assets, the ECB added in a decision that may be challenged at the Court of Justice of ?the ?European Union.

JPMorgan (JPM) said it acknowledged ?the fine and has remedied ?the issue.

"J.P. Morgan SE proactively identified and self-reported the issues, which have now been fully remediated," a spokesperson said in a statement.

"JPMSE has consistently maintained strong capital ?buffers, and our robust, prudent approach to capitalization remains unchanged."

($1 = 0.8506 euros)

(Reporting by ?Balazs Koranyi; ?Editing by Sharon Singleton and ?Nia Williams)