Tag: banks
Fraudsters scammed bank customers to steal PIN numbers for ATM withdrawals in Costa Blanca area of Spain
TWO men have been arrested in Dolores on 25 counts of bank fraud. They illegally obtained PIN numbers which were used in ATMs across Alicante...
Workers at Spain’s BBVA bank will strike next week over redundancy plans
EMPLOYEES at the BBVA bank, the second largest in Spain, are set to strike on June 2 in protest over planned job losses and...
THE SMALL PRINT: New bank charges introduced for receiving UK pensions in Spain
SEVERAL high-street Spanish banks have begun charging a fee for receiving money transfers from the UK. Nicole Chandler, 71, is a client of a major...
Banks in Spain continue to shed jobs and close branches
THE six main Spanish banks have shed 2,176 jobs and closed 1,188 offices so far during the coronavirus pandemic - with worse to come...
Scientists create computer model to predict corruption in Spanish provinces
Interestingly, other risk factors for shady shenanigans include real estate tax, a housing price increase, bank openings and the creation of new companies, according to the study.
PSOE push for 8% ‘social justice’ tax on Spain’s banks to save failing pension system
THE PSOE have called for an 8% 'social justice' tax on Spain's banks in a bid to rescue the country's faltering pensions system. Party leader...
STEPPED IN IT: Dog poo bank robbers busted in southern Spain
A GANG of robbers who used dog poo to distract bank staff in a series of heists has been busted in southern Spain. Police arrested...
Offshore banks eye up Spain as property boom gathers apace
Company states they are seeing an improved appetite from banks to lend
New rules on unbuilt properties restore faith in Spain’s legal system
For those who have paid deposits into developers’ bank accounts for homes never built, they should be refunded by the bank even if the developer is no longer trading
Clausula suelo cash back!
Step-by-step guide on how to reclaim money lost to the controversial floor clause
Payback time for banks after Supreme Court ruling
100,000 British investors could be in line for a payout
EC says Spain’s banking sector remains at risk of future bailouts
European Commision has hit out at Spain’s banking sector
European Commission tells banks to repay customers’ hit by so-called floor clauses in their mortgage
Incredibly many banks are still refusing to remove the clauses
Getting the clause out!
The end of hidden minimum interest fees gives thousands of Spanish mortgage holders cause to applause
New law in Spain offers fewer safeguards for off-plan property buyers
Changes that come into effect from January 1, 2016, leave consumers at much greater risk of financial losses. Only banks and insurers look set to benefit
No more chauffeurs for Spanish bank BBVA’s management team
But the move to strip board members of their cars has not gone down well
Word of warning for borrowers in Spain
Buyers are flocking to our shores as the property market is in full swing, Mortgage expert Tancrede de Pola offers a word of warning for prospective borrowers
Banks say ‘yes’ to UK accounts for EU residents
But the ruling applies only to current accounts
Expanding your property portfolio in Spain
The Finance Bureau’s mortgage expert Tancrede de Pola explains how multi-property mortgage loans are beginning to take off
How does TransferWise work?
TransferWise is an online money transfer service, which allows you to transfer money up to 89 per cent cheaper than with the bank
A year of Eastern promise
Word of the Costa del Sol’s property revival has spread, as mortgage expert Tancrede de Pola discovered on a trip to Dubai
Return of the borrowers
Year ahead looks to be good for lending, writes The Finance Bureau’s mortgage expert Tancrede de Pola
New year in Spain opens with 150 corruption cases in the courts
Court dates loom for several high profile trials
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Junta president, Juanma Moreno, insisted that 'all indications' pointed towards the fire being an intentional act
