https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Most of Spain's top banks have recently changed the conditions and charges for their most popular bank accounts. Here's what you need to be aware of and how you can potentially sidestep the extra fees. https://www.thelocal.es/20201110/the-new-fees-on-spanish-bank-accounts-you-need-to-know-about-and-how-to-avoid-them Tue, 10 Nov 2020 14:34:00 +0100 the-new-fees-on-spanish-bank-accounts-you-need-to-know-about-and-how-to-avoid-them Sue Wilson of Bremain in Spain examines concerns over the news that British banks are cutting off customers living in the EU thanks to Brexit. https://www.thelocal.es/20200928/opinion-sue-wilson-brexit-causes-yet-more-money-worries-for-brits-in-spain Mon, 28 Sep 2020 13:40:34 +0200 opinion-sue-wilson-brexit-causes-yet-more-money-worries-for-brits-in-spain Authorities have issued warnings about a malware that has been planted in the online banking apps of seven Spanish banks and which allows thieves to access your login details and clear out your account. https://www.thelocal.es/20191128/what-you-need-to-know-about-a-dangerous-trojan-virus-planted-in-spanish-banking-apps Thu, 28 Nov 2019 11:44:55 +0100 what-you-need-to-know-about-a-dangerous-trojan-virus-planted-in-spanish-banking-apps Spain's prime minister defied the Supreme Court in a rare move on Wednesday, stating that banks would now have to pay a mortgage tax instead of customers in opposition to what the highest court had ruled. https://www.thelocal.es/20181107/spanish-banks-will-now-have-to-pay-mortgage-tax-instead-of-buyer Wed, 07 Nov 2018 20:48:39 +0100 spanish-banks-will-now-have-to-pay-mortgage-tax-instead-of-buyer The Spanish state may only retrieve 28 percent of the multi-billion-euro aid granted to banks during the crisis, the central bank said on Friday, despite past government pledges that it wouldn't cost "one euro" to the taxpayer. https://www.thelocal.es/20170617/spain-may-recover-only-28-percent-of-aid-to-banks-report Sat, 17 Jun 2017 11:12:48 +0200 spain-may-recover-only-28-percent-of-aid-to-banks-report Spain's second-biggest bank BBVA on Wednesday said that solid revenues and a cost-cutting drive helped lift profits by more than 30 percent last year. https://www.thelocal.es/20170201/spanish-bank-bbva-sees-profits-rise-on-cost-cutting Wed, 01 Feb 2017 10:35:19 +0100 spanish-bank-bbva-sees-profits-rise-on-cost-cutting The Spanish government approved a decree on Friday that gives banks three months to reach a settlement with clients who were sold mortgages with abusive interest rate floors. https://www.thelocal.es/20170120/spain-passes-law-to-help-clients-claim-back-abusive-mortgages-from-banks Fri, 20 Jan 2017 18:08:32 +0100 spain-passes-law-to-help-clients-claim-back-abusive-mortgages-from-banks A Spanish court has jailed five former executives who got millions in severance pay from a struggling bank that later had to be nationalised, a first in a country still reeling from banking bailouts. https://www.thelocal.es/20170117/spanish-bankers-sent-to-jail-in-landmark-ruling Tue, 17 Jan 2017 16:41:19 +0100 spanish-bankers-sent-to-jail-in-landmark-ruling The European Court of Justice ruled Wednesday that Spanish banks must reimburse clients who had signed mortgage contracts that unfairly prevented them from benefiting from a steady drop in interest rates. https://www.thelocal.es/20161221/spanish-banks-ordered-to-reimburse-mortgage-interest Wed, 21 Dec 2016 12:53:58 +0100 spanish-banks-ordered-to-reimburse-mortgage-interest A German startup is offering Spaniards the chance to avoid the hassle of long queues and awkward opening hours of Spanish banks and do everything on a smartphone - and in English. https://www.thelocal.es/20151203/meet-the-startup-looking-to-revolutionize-the-spanish-banking-experience Thu, 03 Dec 2015 16:32:48 +0100 meet-the-startup-looking-to-revolutionize-the-spanish-banking-experience Major Spanish banks reported a surge in quarterly net profits on Friday as earnings soared in a sector that just three years ago had to be bailed out. https://www.thelocal.es/20150731/recovering-spanish-banks-see-quarterly-profits-rise Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:07:18 +0200 recovering-spanish-banks-see-quarterly-profits-rise Spain has recovered only five percent of €51.3 billion ($57.2 billion) of state aid given to the country's banking sector since 2009 to prevent its collapse, the Bank of Spain said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150505/only-5-percent-of-bank-aid-recovered-spain-central-bank Tue, 05 May 2015 11:11:21 +0200 only-5-percent-of-bank-aid-recovered-spain-central-bank The EU is seeking information from Spain, as well as Italy, Greece and Portugal to determine if they have illegally supported their frail banks, officials said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150407/eu-quizzes-spain-on-bank-aid Tue, 07 Apr 2015 16:41:48 +0200 eu-quizzes-spain-on-bank-aid Spain's third-biggest lender CaixaBank said on Tuesday it would launch a full takeover for Portuguese rival BPI, just months after it bought Barclays' Spanish operations, as it seeks to expand abroad. https://www.thelocal.es/20150217/caixabank-bids-for-portuguese-lender-bpi Tue, 17 Feb 2015 12:07:00 +0100 caixabank-bids-for-portuguese-lender-bpi Spain's second-biggest bank by market value BBVA said on Wednesday its profits tripled in the third quarter despite falling over the first nine months of this year after exceptional gains in 2013. https://www.thelocal.es/20141029/spanish-bank-bbva-says-quarterly-profits-triple Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:51:00 +0100 spanish-bank-bbva-says-quarterly-profits-triple Top Spanish film director Pedro Almodóvar has apologized after he suggested people in Spain's Galicia region were backward during an angry attack on Spain's banks. https://www.thelocal.es/20141023/pedro-almodovar-sorry-over-illiterate-galician-gaffe Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:18:00 +0200 pedro-almodovar-sorry-over-illiterate-galician-gaffe Spanish banks are ignoring most customer complaints even after the country's central bank, the Bank of Spain, rules against lenders and in favour of their clients. https://www.thelocal.es/20130806/customer-complaints-being-ignored-bank-of-spain Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:15:00 +0200 customer-complaints-being-ignored-bank-of-spain