Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria News

Venezuela's state-owned banks will not be affected by the U.S. financial crisis, a top banking official said.

About 170 employees will be laid off at the Laredo National Bank headquarters in Laredo.

Six bank robbery suspects were arrested Wednesday after a manhunt involving a helicopter and police dogs.

Compass Bank's branches will be known as BBVA Compass next year to reflect its corporate parent, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA of Spain.

Compass Bank's name will soon point more firmly to its Spanish parent, as offices will be renamed BBVA Compass.

Compared with its U.S. and European rivals, Spain's Santander - the largest bank in the euro zone by market value - and its smaller rival, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria , have a lot to smile about.

MADRID, Spain : Banco Santander bank said Friday it was in talks with Venezuela over the future of its subsidiary, Banco de Venezuela, which President Hugo Chavez says he intends to nationalize.

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Nearly one year after being acquired by Spanish financial giant Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA , Compass Bank is changing its name.

Nearly one year after being acquired by Spanish financial giant Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA , Compass Bank is changing its name.

As the Spanish government slashed its economic outlook for the year, three of the country's leading retail banks reported a sharp increase in bad loans in the first half of 2008, setting a precedent for what ...

As the Spanish government slashed its economic outlook for the year, three of the country's leading retail banks reported a sharp increase in bad loans in the first half of 2008, setting a precedent for what ...

A week ago, Banco Santander announced it was in talks to buy Alliance & Leicester.

Mexico's peso advanced to a five-year high after central bankers last week raised the benchmark lending rate for a second straight month, attracting investors to the country's fixed-income securities.

Chilean central bank President Jose de Gregorio may have to abandon his plan to boost exports by weakening the peso after inflation accelerated to the fastest pace in 14 years.

Manuel Jove , a Spanish billionaire and the biggest shareholder in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA , plans to invest about 2.5 billion euros through 2011 in renewable energy, real estate, food production and ...

American journalist Al Giordano runs Narco News from his laptop in Mexico, reporting on the drug trade with a decidedly activist slant that aims to get under the skin of drug traffickers, money launderers, ...

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA said it sees agreements with Citic International Financial Holdings Ltd and China Citic bank to raise its stake in both groups boosting its earnings per share by 1.21 percent ...

Citic Group, China's biggest state- owned investment company, offered HK$12.3 billion to take its Citic International Financial Holdings Ltd.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA , Spain's second-biggest bank, agreed to double its stake in China Citic Bank Corp.