
Ex-IMF chief ordered to post €3m bond over Caja Madrid card abuse
Rodrigo Rato and ex-bank head Miguel Blesa both held responsible for corporate spending

Rodrigo Rato and ex-bank head Miguel Blesa both held responsible for corporate spending

Three former bank officials set to testify over €15.5m spent on alleged representation costs
Inspectors tolerated situation, imposing fines via the back door

New details of undeclared purchases and cash withdrawals by bank executives emerges

All 86 bank officials who used undeclared credit cards could face scrutiny

Politicians at the bank were able to use credit cards on undeclared expenses

Seven heads roll in 48 hours over expenses revelations at Caja Madrid and Bankia banks

Executives and board members say they were convinced what they were doing was legal

Failed lender was bailed out by Orderly Bank Restructuring Fund following poor management

Outgoing head of European Commission says Brussels was not to blame for housing bubble

Deal nets state-owned lender capital gains of €266 million

Spain’s three largest lenders might be interested in British group’s wealth-management division
After seven years of crisis, high unemployment is finally affecting home loans

Catalunya Banc officials had been fired for mismanagement

Blesa tells judge that he didn’t think clients who bought preferred shares were “financially ignorant”
State to sell 7.5-percent stake in lender to institutional investors

Jaime Echegoyen replaces Walter de Luna at the Sareb

Agency recommends cap on dividend payouts should remain in place
Operation expected to involve 400 million euros from the Orderly Bank Restructuring Fund

Bank’s share price has risen over 80 percent in the past three months
Venezuelan lender offered almost one billion euros for Spanish bank

But troika members express concern about sustainable earnings
Governor Linde says such a rupture would cause suffering for both large and small territories
Spanish leader becomes latest lender to offload property divisions in recent months

Decision follows row over nomination of former central bank director general to a private financial sector institution
Former Bank of Spain official opts not to become AEB chief as it would be counterproductive to go over De Guindos’ head
Economy Ministry says it is "unethical" for José María Roldán to work for the interests of lenders