{
  "id": 15064916,
  "title": "Santander and BBVA increase solvency and dividends",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/santander-y-bbva-elevan-la-solvencia-y-los-dividendos",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-16T22:06:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Expansion ES",
    "slug": "expansion-es",
    "url": "https://www.expansion.com/empresas/banca/2026/10/17/6ac39845468aebf46d8b4589.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Santander and BBVA are bucking the trend of European banks reducing their capital ratios. Santander's CET1 capital ratio is 14.02%, 56 basis points higher than in 2025, despite the impact of its TSB acquisition. The bank aims to maintain a CET1 ratio above 13% and potentially distribute excess capital to shareholders through dividends or share buybacks. BBVA's CET1 ratio is 12.9%, also above its target, and has announced a €2 billion share buyback program. CaixaBank and Sabadell are also resisting the trend, with CET1 ratios of 12.54% and 13.11% respectively.",
  "summary": "The two major banks, CaixaBank and Sabadell, defy the trend of European entities to cut capital.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}