BBVA-Sabadell merger talks cap decade of forced consolidation for Spanish banks
The tie-ups and acquisitions taking place in Spain since 2009 are unmatched elsewhere in Europe, and the trend is expected to continue
The tie-ups and acquisitions taking place in Spain since 2009 are unmatched elsewhere in Europe, and the trend is expected to continue
The president of Spanish bank Bankia says politicians should make a concerted effort to understand one another
The chairman of Spain’s leading insurance company Mapfre believes we have to deal with the psychological fallout from the coronavirus lockdown in order to return to normal life and beat the pandemic
The second-largest bank will be probed for bribery, disclosure of secrets and corruption as part of wider court proceedings against retired police chief José Manuel Villarejo
Small businesses are having trouble implementing the new rules, which force all companies, regardless of size, to keep track of worker schedules
BBVA is alleged to have hired retired police chief José Manuel Villarejo to carry out industrial espionage in order to fend off an unwanted shareholder
The decision heralds a potential flood of legal claims from borrowers who paid the AJD fee
The global repercussion of the Catalan crisis has alarmed international companies, pushing them to move their legal headquarters
Autopsy confirms suicide of former Caja Madrid chief, who was found dead on Wednesday
Investors who lost everything in the Santander takeover may be the next big thing for law firms
Country seventh biggest recipient of funds from Asian nation in Europe, receiving €1.7 billion
But court unlikely to exempt senior Caja Madrid officials, among them former IMF boss Rodrigo Rato
Spain’s High Court finds Rodrigo Rato and 64 other bank officials guilty of misappropriation of funds
Three executives said they would step down just hours after being called in for questioning by judge
Governor says time has come for “an overall view” of its actions between 2008 and 2012
Report finds former politician Rodrigo Rato used a network of companies to avoid paying dues
Bank has set up “express repayment process” it says is in its best interests and those of customers
Banks will have to inform clients of these conditions, if they have them, and of the refund process
New report says full amount may still climb higher, and confirms that a large chunk is unrecoverable
Supreme Court ruling opens door to claim back some costs associated with taking out a home loan
Rodrigo Rato and 64 other defendants are accused of misusing millions of euros from the failed lender
Authorities acted too late in response to collapse of banking system, say experts
The decision comes less than a week after Spain’s six major lenders easily passed EU stress tests
Bankia, BBVA, Santander, CaixaBank, Popular and Sabadell will receive good grades when results are released on Friday
Despite frantic calls and letters from banking firms in Spain, small balances and in some cases huge sums are likely to be passed on to the taxman
For years, Luis Pineda asked lenders to take out expensive ads or face negative magazine coverage
In the wake of the arrest of the disgraced former Banesto chief, EL PAÍS business reporter Íñigo de Barrón recalls a 2013 interview with Conde