All Topics Group

Spain's Bankia bank

10/02/2010

The consolidation of a number of Spanish savings banks under government direction led to the creation of Bankia, Spain's third largest bank. Efforts to recapitalize these banks which have large accumulated large debt from the real estate boom is part of the Spanish government's effort to tackle the debt crisis facing Spain. Rodrigo Rato, a former finance minister and managing director of the IMF, heads Bankia and the effort to restore confidence in Spain's banking system.

Grouped Articles

Spanish Banks More Vulnerable Than Italy's

Wall Street Journal 07.13.2011

Simon Nixon, Simon, Nixon

Investors in Bankia to Sue Bank of Spain Over Losses

New York Times 05.09.2013

Raphael Minder, Raphael, Minder

Spain's banks: Two cheers, three tiers

Economist 10.02.2010

Economist.Com

Spain's Bankia Returns to Profit

Wall Street Journal 02.04.2014

Jeannette Neumann, Jeannette, Neumann

Spain Launches Privatization of Bankia

Wall Street Journal 02.28.2014

Jeannette Neumann, Jeannette, Neumann

A Former IMF Leader Tackles IPO Challenge

Wall Street Journal 06.08.2011

Christopher Bjork, Christopher, Bjork, Pablo Dominguez, Pablo, Dominguez

Greek Contagion Spreading Fast

Wall Street Journal 06.15.2011

Richard Barley, Richard, Barley

Tarullo's Capital Idea

Wall Street Journal 06.16.2011

Editorial

In Spanish, Bankia Starts Wooing IPO Investors

Wall Street Journal 07.01.2011

Sara Schaefer Muñoz, Sara, Schaefer, Muñoz, Christopher Bjork, Christopher, Bjork

Debt-Sale Hype Under Fire in EU

Wall Street Journal 07.13.2011

David Enrich, David, Enrich, Sara Schaefer Muñoz, Sara, Schaefer, Muñoz

Spain's Bankia Prices IPO Below Range

Wall Street Journal 07.19.2011

Margot Patrick, Margot, Patrick, Christopher Bjork, Christopher, Bjork

A Spanish Reckoning

Wall Street Journal 07.20.2011

Wsj Online, Wsj, Online

Fear, Rumors Pummel Europe Bank Shares

Wall Street Journal 08.11.2011

David Enrich, David, Enrich, Noemie Bisserbe, Noemie, Bisserbe, William Horobin, William, Horobin

Bans Imposed on Some European Short Selling

Wall Street Journal 08.12.2011

David Enrich, David, Enrich, Riva Froymovich, Riva, Froymovich

U.S. Bank Stocks Fall on Anxiety About Europe

New York Times 08.18.2011

Eric Dash, Eric, Dash, Jack Ewing, Jack, Ewing

Five Steps to Solving Europe’s Debt Crisis

New York Times 08.21.2011

Peter Thal Larsen, Peter, Thal, Larsen

The Spanish Reform Model

Wall Street Journal 09.28.2011

Wsj Print, Wsj, Print

Election Is Unlikely to Cure Spain's Pain

Wall Street Journal 11.16.2011

Andrew Peaple, Andrew, Peaple

Spain Weighing a Fast, Costly Cleanup of Banks

Wall Street Journal 12.07.2011

Jonathan House, Jonathan, House, Christopher Bjork, Christopher, Bjork

The Real Threat Facing Spanish Lenders

BusinessWeek 11.23.2011

Sharon Smyth, Sharon, Smyth

Spain’s banks: Horns of a dilemma

Economist 01.07.2012

Economist.Com

Spain Spells Out Latest Plan to Bolster Health of Lenders

Wall Street Journal 02.03.2012

Jonathan House, Jonathan, House, David Román, David, Román

Spanish Banks Add to Cushion

Wall Street Journal 02.08.2012

Ilan Brat, Ilan, Brat, Christopher Bjork, Christopher, Bjork

Moment of Truth For Spanish Bank

Wall Street Journal 02.10.2012

Christopher Bjork, Christopher, Bjork, Sara Schaefer Muñoz, Sara, Schaefer, Muñoz

Spanish Banks Find New Source of Capital Comes With New Kind of Risk

Wall Street Journal 04.03.2012

Simon Nixon, Simon, Nixon

Spain's Fate in the Hands of The ECB

Wall Street Journal 04.05.2012

Richard Barley, Richard, Barley, Simon Nixon, Simon, Nixon

Spain Dips Back Into Recession, Banker Cautions

Wall Street Journal 04.18.2012

David Román, David, Román, Emese Bartha, Emese, Bartha

Spanish Banks' Bad Omen

Wall Street Journal 04.19.2012

Christopher Bjork, Christopher, Bjork, David Román, David, Román

Cost of Spain’s Housing Bust Could Force a Bailout

New York Times 04.24.2012

Landon Thomas Jr., Landon, Thomas, Jr., Raphael Minder, Raphael, Minder

Rodrigo Rato Resigns as Executive Chairman of Bankia

New York Times 05.07.2012

Raphael Minder, Raphael, Minder

Spain Readies New Push to Shore Up Banks

Wall Street Journal 05.08.2012

Jonathan House, Jonathan, House

Spain Threshold for Troubled Banks

Wall Street Journal 05.08.2012

Simon Nixon, Simon, Nixon

Spain's Bank-Investor Ties Stir Worry

Wall Street Journal 05.09.2012

Sara Schaefer Muñoz, Sara, Schaefer, Muñoz, Christopher Bjork, Christopher, Bjork

Spain to Take Large Stake in Bankia

Wall Street Journal 05.10.2012

Christopher Bjork, Christopher, Bjork, Jonathan House, Jonathan, House

On Banks, Spain Again Fails to Take the Bull by the Horns

Wall Street Journal 05.13.2012

Simon Nixon, Simon, Nixon

Spain Tries to Calm Fears About Ailing Lender

New York Times 05.17.2012

Raphael Minder, Raphael, Minder

Limbo on Bankia Undermines Confidence in Spain's Handling of Crisis

Wall Street Journal 05.21.2012

Simon Nixon, Simon, Nixon

Europe’s Worst Fear: Spain and Greece Spiral Down Together

New York Times 05.20.2012

Landon Thomas Jr., Landon, Thomas, Jr.

Spain to Recapitalize Bankia in Latest Bailout

Wall Street Journal 05.24.2012

Christopher Bjork, Christopher, Bjork

Spain Pours Billions Into Bank

Wall Street Journal 05.26.2012

Christopher Bjork, Christopher, Bjork, Jonathan House, Jonathan, House, Sara Schaefer Muñoz, Sara, Schaefer, Muñoz

Small and Medium Businesses Suffer as Spain Bank Loans Shrivel

New York Times 05.26.2012

Suzanne Daley, Suzanne, Daley

Bankia Opens Fresh Cans of Worms for Spain

Wall Street Journal 05.28.2012

Simon Nixon, Simon, Nixon

ECB Opposes Spain Bank Idea

Wall Street Journal 05.30.2012

Brian Blackstone, Brian, Blackstone, Jonathan House, Jonathan, House

Bank-Bailout Lessons

Wall Street Journal 06.01.2012

Editorial

I.M.F. Pushes Harder for Spain to Accept a European Bailout

New York Times 06.09.2012

Paul Geitner, Paul, Geitner, Annie Lowrey, Annie, Lowrey

EU: Spain Banks Will Be Monitored

Wall Street Journal 06.11.2012

David Román, David, Román

Spain's Handling of Bankia Repeats a Pattern of Denial

Wall Street Journal 06.11.2012

Sara Schaefer Muñoz, Sara, Schaefer, Muñoz, David Enrich, David, Enrich, Christopher Bjork, Christopher, Bjork

Spain's Bailout: More Questions Than Answers

Wall Street Journal 06.11.2012

Simon Nixon, Simon, Nixon

The European Central Bank Needs More Power

New York Times 06.20.2012

Aaron Tornell, Aaron, Tornell, Frank Westermann, Frank, Westermann

For Spain, Accusations of Lagging on Reforms

New York Times 06.20.2012

Raphael Minder, Raphael, Minder

Spanish Officials Hailed Banks as the Crisis Built

New York Times 06.26.2012

Landon Thomas Jr., Landon, Thomas, Jr.

Spanish Woes Cast Rescue in New Light

Wall Street Journal 06.20.2012

Gabriele Steinhauser, Gabriele, Steinhauser, Jonathan House, Jonathan, House

Spain’s Banking Crisis Moves Into the Courtroom

New York Times 07.04.2012

Raphael Minder, Raphael, Minder

Euro Zone Eases Budget Demand on Spain

Wall Street Journal 07.10.2012

Laurence Norman, Laurence, Norman, David Román, David, Román

Senior Bank Creditors Safe, for Now

Wall Street Journal 07.13.2012

Gabriele Steinhauser, Gabriele, Steinhauser

Euro-Zone Banks Cut Back Lending

Wall Street Journal 07.14.2012

Charles Forelle, Charles, Forelle, David Enrich, David, Enrich

Spanish Official: Slow Reaction to Crisis

Wall Street Journal 07.18.2012

Christopher Bjork, Christopher, Bjork, David Román, David, Román

Germany Makes Last Pitch Before Vote

Wall Street Journal 07.18.2012

William Boston, William, Boston, Susann Kreutzmann, Susann, Kreutzmann

Spain Economy Shows More Strains

Wall Street Journal 07.19.2012

Matthew Walter, Matthew, Walter, Christopher Bjork, Christopher, Bjork

Spanish Bank's Ex-Leader Defends His Record There

New York Times 07.26.2012

Raphael Minder, Raphael, Minder

Auditors Prepare for Spain's 'Bad Bank' Plan

Wall Street Journal 08.02.2012

Gabriele Steinhauser, Gabriele, Steinhauser

Spanish Banks Lean Heavily on the ECB

Wall Street Journal 08.14.2012

Christopher Bjork, Christopher, Bjork

State of Europe's Banks: Safe and Stressed

Wall Street Journal 09.25.2012

Laura Stevens, Laura, Stevens, Eyk Henning, Eyk, Henning

France Raises Taxes in Tough Budget

Wall Street Journal 09.28.2012

Gabriele Parussini, Gabriele, Parussini, William Horobin, William, Horobin

Spain Needs $76 Billion to Recapitalize Its Banks, Audit Finds

New York Times 09.28.2012

Raphael Minder, Raphael, Minder

Spain's Bad Banks

Wall Street Journal 09.03.2012

Wsj Print, Wsj, Print

Europe Seeks a Spain Strategy

Wall Street Journal 10.18.2012

Matthew Dalton, Matthew, Dalton

German Refusal on Bank Aid Mars European Summit

New York Times 10.19.2012

James Kanter, James, Kanter

Spanish Banks Agree to Layoffs and Other Cuts to Receive Rescue Funds in Return

New York Times 11.28.2012

Raphael Minder, Raphael, Minder, James Kanter, James, Kanter

EU Clears Spanish Bank Rescue

Wall Street Journal 11.29.2012

Christopher Bjork, Christopher, Bjork, Vanessa Mock, Vanessa, Mock

EU Reaches Deal on Bank Supervisor

Wall Street Journal 12.13.2012

Gabriele Steinhauser, Gabriele, Steinhauser, Laurence Norman, Laurence, Norman

Spain's Shakeout Continues

Wall Street Journal 12.18.2012

Ilan Brat, Ilan, Brat, Pablo Domínguez, Pablo, Domínguez

Spain Pegs Cajas' Possible Problem Debt

Wall Street Journal 02.22.2011

Jonathan House, Jonathan, House, Christopher Bjork, Christopher, Bjork

Europe's Banking Blindfolds

Wall Street Journal 03.11.2011

Wsj Print, Wsj, Print

Bankia Posts Record Loss

Wall Street Journal 03.01.2013

Christopher Bjork, Christopher, Bjork

Spain Brings the Pain to Bank Investors

Wall Street Journal 03.24.2013

Jonathan House, Jonathan, House, Christopher Bjork, Christopher, Bjork