Íñigo de Barrón

For years, Luis Pineda asked lenders to take out expensive ads or face negative magazine coverage

Lender is reorganizing network due to greater use of online and mobile banking by clients

Desperate borrowers turning to fast and quick loans with interest rates of up to 4,500%

Spanish lenders face bill of billions if forced to return funds from abusive loan terms

World Wealth Report shows downturn has not stopped people joining millionaires’ club

Only 20 percent of all consumer purchases are made with credit cards, says Mastercard

Investigators claim former deputy PM moved shares to dodge civil liabilities payments

Chairman replaces COO and other execs in move that caught many off guard at lender

BBVA announces 10-day extension for providing documents, but executive refutes it

Looming deadline for lenders to digitalize clients’ personal data could spell trouble

Ex-politician facing charges of money laundering, tax fraud and asset stripping

Ex-Popular Party deputy prime minister denies owning firms in tax havens PP seeks to distance itself from financial crimes probe, calling it a “private affair”

The former government minister was detained last night during the search of his properties He is suspected of committing tax fraud, asset stripping and money laundering offenses

Rodrigo Rato is allegedly also being investigated for possible money laundering

Failed lender has yet to return clients’ deposits after investigation triggered a bank run

Spanish authorities fall back on deposit guarantee limit, rather than bailing out the lender

Decision follows bank run triggered by news of watchdog probe into suspect transactions

Board of directors resigns as inspectors show up to comb through its accounts

Treasury Department suspects parent company Banca Privada d’Andorra assisted criminals

Savings bank bought off directors with no-questions-asked approach to expenses

Ten ex-bosses at bank answer judge’s questions about €15.5 million expenses scandal

Stock falls 10% after raising €7.5 billion at discount price; move will fuel organic growth

At least 80 percent of over-payments were made to 12 top members of the bank’s board

Rodrigo Rato claims that merger process was “completely supervised” by the Bank of Spain

With two days to go before alternative self-rule referendum, private groups could take over

Under pressure, Rodrigo Rato requests suspension until Caja Madrid scandal is cleared up