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A spokesman for CECA, Spain's savings-bank association, said that some developers still have some ability to pay.

Spanish Banks Try to Build Their Way Out of Home Glut Sara Schaefer Muñoz 2012

A new law stipulates that all financial institutions, even those that maintain the savings-bank structure, will have to fulfill requirements similar to those for listed corporations, in terms of governance and especially of directors' eligibility.

Spain's Banks Aren't Going Bust Elena Salgado 2011

These will be merged into a new, single fund after the recent conversion of most of Spain's mutually owned savings-bank sector into traditional commercial banks, Finance Minister Elena Salgado said at a press conference.

Spain Moves Ahead With Bank Clean-Up David Roman 2011

That reflects optimism that Spain has taken convincing steps to address its fiscal crisis: introducing tough austerity-budget measures, restructuring its troubled savings-bank sector and implementing structural reforms.

No Time for Euro Complacency Simon Nixon 2011

She played in front of the Concourse hoi polloi — councilmen, department-store moguls, savings-bank scions, even the borough president.

Lorelei 2010

South Korea's financial regulators, concerned the savings-bank sector's woes could spill over into the wider economy, have directed certain savings banks to raise capital, merge or seek a buyer.

Financial Briefing Book: Jan. 7 Ian Talley 2011

The official said he has discussed the savings-bank problem with key financial sector executives, who Mr. Kim said "share the opinion that the savings bank situation must not lead to a systemic risk."

Woori and Hana May Enter Savings Bank Sector Se Young Lee 2011

Germans typically invest their savings conservatively too, preferring savings-bank deposits that offer low interest rates to higher-yielding but riskier investments such as stocks.

Germans, Prizing Virtues of Saving, Find Euro Bailouts Hard to Swallow Laura Stevens 2011

South Korean lending giants Woori Finance Holdings and Hana Financial Group said they may acquire some of the troubled banks reeling from real estate loans that went sour, as the country's regulators consider how to prop up the nation's savings-bank sector.

Business Watch 2011

Sovereign wealth funds from Qatar and United Arab Emirates have also pledged funds to invest in the savings-bank sector, although the recipients haven't been disclosed.

Spain's Bank Rescue Hits Headwinds Sara Schaefer Muñoz 2011