Mortgages in Spain why high rates With interest rates falling across the world it can be difficult to understand why Spanish mortgage rates are not lower than they are. The issue lies in the cost of funds for Spanish Banks, the fact they are almost precluded from the wholesale money markets, and the cost of […]
Monthly Archives: July 2012
17Jul
Spanish Banks cost of funding
11Jul
Difficulty of being granted a Spanish mortgage
Yesterday saw the announcement of a € 30bn rescue package from the Europe for injection directly into the Spanish Banks. As part of the negotiations The Spanish Government has agreed to hand over regulatory powers from the Bank of Spain to the European Central Bank. It is difficult to argue that the supervisory powers should […]