{
  "id": 4514836,
  "title": "Santander and BBVA: 10 billion to grow and pay dividends",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/santander-y-bbva-10-000-millones-para-crecer-y-dar-dividendos",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-30T22:00:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Expansion ES",
    "slug": "expansion-es",
    "url": "https://www.expansion.com/empresas/banca/2026/08/31/6a9450c1468aebde748b458e.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Spanish banks have reported a strong financial performance for the first half of the year, driven by a stable interest rate environment and solid credit demand. The six listed banks have a combined excess capital of €10.745 billion over their internal targets, which can be used to distribute dividends to shareholders or invest in business growth. Banco Santander has the largest excess capital, with €6.168 billion, followed by BBVA with €3.811 billion. The banks' capital ratios, measured by CET1, are above their targets, with Santander's ratio at 14%, BBVA's at 12.90%, and Unicaja's at 15.8%. The banks plan to use their excess capital to distribute dividends, invest in growth opportunities, or improve their internal processes.",
  "summary": "La banca cotizada extiende su momento dulce gracias al cóctel de un entorno de tipos estable y de una sólida demanda crediticia. Leer",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}