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Bank of Ireland becomes first domestic bank to charge for deposits

Ulster Bank, which is owned by the Royal Bank of Scotland, is already charging negative interest rates for some large deposits in its Irish operation.

TBC Bank Takes Full Control of JSC Bank Republic

The consideration is 70% payable in cash from own funds and 30% in newly issued TBC Bank shares

Regulators Clear the Way to Create Italy's No.3 Lender

Banco Popolare and Banca Popolare di Milano will put their deal to shareholders after the ECB and Bank of Italy approved their all share combination.

HSBC Joins Three-Way High Street Tussle For £7bn MBNA

HSBC is the third of Britain's five biggest banks to prepare a takeover bid for MBNA, the credit card giant, Sky News learns.

Russia's bank Otkritie mulls Eurobond issue - source

The meetings would take place in Europe and Asia starting from Sept. 7.

Barclays Africa sale said to stall as two Approaches falter

Investors are struggling to raise financing.

Three Iranian banks to open branches in Munich - paper

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Santander UK Eyes Swoop On MBNA To Boost Ring-Fencing Plans

Santander UK is actively considering making an offer for MBNA, in an attempt to strengthen its plans to deal with far-reaching industry reforms

HSBC Germany reports strong growth in the first half of the year

The Commercial Banking segment grew by around 20%, primarily due to the volume-based increase in interest and fee income.

Baltic International Bank in the first half of the year shows a positive financial dynamics

The positive dynamics of income growth was primarily facilitated by trade transactions whose income increased by EUR 4.52 million.

Slovenia’s SID Banka H1 cons net profit more than triples

The group's total assets amounted to 2.7 billion euro at end-June, down from 3.2 billion euro at the end of 2015.

Russia's B&N Bank says loan book shrank by quarter over H1

It is co-owned by billionaire Mikhail Gutseriyev, who also controls privately owned oil producer Russneft.

Upstart challenger banks soar after weathering the Brexit storm and plan new raid on high street

Billionaire US businessman Vernon Hill launched it in 2010 to take on the established High Street giants.

German Savers Lose Faith in Banks, Stash Cash at Home

Low interest rates and the prospect of fees on bank deposits are helping drive a boom in home-safe sales

Santander's 123 account 'was costing £1BILLION a year'

Customers have been using the current account for their savings

RZB focuses on strengthening capital ratios

Total assets down 0.5 per cent to € 138 billion (compared to year-end 2015)

Nordea and DNB to Combine Baltic Operations

Nordea’s and DNB’s operations in the Baltics are a great match, with complementary lines of business. Nordea has built a strong position within the large corporate segment whereas DNB is strong in the SME segment.

Hungarian bank profits leap as provisions plunge

Hungary's banks, about half of which are foreign-owned, have had to contend with one of Europe's highest bank levies under Prime Minister Viktor Orban since 2010.

UniCredit Explores Sale of Polish Division

The Italian lender is said to be in talks to sell its remaining stake in Bank Pekao.

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