Jefferies | Rather uninspiring results. Net profit forecasts were exceeded by 4%, driven exclusively by an improvement in impairment provisions, with a Q1 2026 CoR of 20 bps, which is performing better than the forecast for the 2026 financial year, which was less than 30 bps. Interestingly, loan yields rose by 2 bps during the quarter, thanks to positive effects from the portfolio mix (a higher proportion of corporate loans…

CdM | Unicaja (UNI) has launched an interest-bearing online account aimed at new self-employed customers, offering a return of up to 3% APR during the first 12 months. It also includes a 1% refund on the sum of the main direct debits and exemption from maintenance and administration fees. ‘The bank’s objective is to reinforce its commitment to attracting new self-employed customers throughout the country, focusing on a model of…

Link Securities | The bank is not considering anything other than growing on its own. This was confirmed by Isidro Rubiales, the bank’s CEO, during his speech at the 16th Financial Meeting organised by Expansión-KPMG, in collaboration with American Express and Cunef University, according to Expansión newspaper. The bank’s chief executive has ruled out potential corporate transactions with other entities because, he said, Unicaja still has considerable capacity to continue…