Spain Bank Loan Audit Key to Stemming Bond Rout: Euro Credit
Bloomberg
Spain's ability to restore investor willingness to buy its bonds hinges on how credibly the nation audits the value of the deteriorating loans of its banks. The government plans today to appoint two auditors to evaluate the loans of the nation's banks, ...
Spain: no need for European funds to help banks Fox News
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Spain Avoids Bank Bailout; Nationalizes Bankia Saddled with $42 Billion in Bad ... World Property Channel

Slow Bank Run Now, Bubble Next
Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Alen Mattich AP One of the most shocking things about the collapse of the British bank Northern Rock in the thick of the financial crisis was the photographs of depositors waiting in long lines to withdraw their money. It hearkened back to images of ...

Euro zone needs growth and austerity: ECB's Asmussen
Reuters
| BERLIN (Reuters) - Europe's fiscal pact must not be renegotiated or softened but could be complemented by growth-enhancing measures, European Central Bank Executive Board member Joerg Asmussen said on Monday. Asmussen also stressed that the ECB's ...
An exit by Greece would sorely test the eurozone Boston.com
Eurobond clash set for EU summit MarketWatch
Europe Banks Fear a Flight Wall Street Journal
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Live Blogging Jamie Dimon At Deutsche Bank Conference
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The JP Morgan Chairman and CEO is addressing the Deutsche Bank Financial Services conference in New York Monday morning at 9:30 ET. It is his fourth appearance in the last two weeks, including that surprise evening press conference to reveal his bank ...
JPMorgan's whale in a fishpond: John Kemp Reuters
JPMorgan Chase: Break Up the Big Banks Now. Here's How. Huffington Post (blog)
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Barclays To Dispose Of Entire $6.1B Holding In Blackrock
Wall Street Journal
Barclays said that BlackRock agreed to repurchase $1 billion worth of the 19.6% stake the bank holds in the asset-management company. The remainder of the stake will be listed on a stock exchange. The pricing of the stock listing is expected to be ...
Barclays to sell $6.1 bln BlackRock stake Reuters
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Osborne's Scope to Reshape Bank of England Widens on Posen Exit
San Francisco Chronicle
May 21 (Bloomberg) -- Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne's scope to reshape the Bank of England just got wider as the departure of policy maker Adam Posen lengthens the list of key staff to appoint as he also redesigns the institution.
Posen: Undercapitalized Banks, Not Greece, Cause of Europe Crisis Wall Street Journal (blog)
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NJ's community banks see savings from JOBS Act
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
The law, meant to spur development at start-up businesses, also contains a provision to help small banks. Two small New Jersey banks have joined a growing tide of community based lenders taking advantage of a new federal law that lets them take ...
Community banks say goodbye to SEC registration Washington Post

JPMorgan suspends stock repurchase plans
The Associated Press
By PALLAVI GOGOI, AP Business Writer " 1 minute ago NEW YORK (AP) " JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says the bank is suspending plans to buy back its own stock. Dimon said Monday the bank will continue to pay a dividend despite the $2 billion trading ...
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CORPI Bank & SBOP CDs Deals:Indian Money Market
Bloomberg
Following is a table showing certificate of deposits issued by Indian banks. The data has been provided by Derivium Tradition Securities(I) Pvt. Ltd, NVS Brokerage Ltd, SPA Securities Ltd and Trust Financial Consultancy Services.

TD Bank survey: Young Americans still aspire to be homeowners
Boston.com
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Nearly 85 percent of US consumers between the ages of 18 and 34 said they plan to own a home someday, according to a new survey from TD Bank. Recent tough times weighed heavily on the housing market, and many consumers opted ...