Tag: banks
Cut interest rates – major banks only see 3 ECB steps
Christine Lagarde. Photo: Bloomberg So far, expectations have been steadily increasing that the ECB will cut interest rates in June or possibly earlier. Some members of the central bank’s council…
Why the savings banks generated high profits in 2023
analysis As of: April 16, 2024 11:17 a.m The savings banks are on the rise and are making huge profits. Although they pay savers comparatively meager interest, customer loyalty is…
More seniors are dependent on food from food banks
As of: April 13, 2024 4:27 a.m More and more seniors in Germany are dependent on the food banks. According to the umbrella organization, they now make up a quarter…
Significantly more customer complaints to BaFin
As of: April 8, 2024 4:28 p.m The quality of German financial services was not the best last year. BaFin received significantly more complaints. One reason was the problems at…
Banks: More customer complaints than ever before – Economy
Last year, the financial regulator Bafin received more consumer complaints about banks, insurers and securities service providers than ever since the authority published figures. In total, customers complained 38,233 times.…
Card payments possible again – major disruption at banks has probably been resolved
Sparkasse and Commerzbank affected Card payments not possible for a short time – major disruption at several banks has probably been resolved Problems with card payments: At the savings banks…
Banks: Nationwide disruption to card payments
Thousands of bank customers were unable to pay with their Girocard in stores for hours on Thursday morning. The problem has now been resolved, but the reason is still completely…
Card payments not possible – major disruption at several banks
Sparkasse and Commerzbank affected Card payments not possible – major disruption at several banks throughout Germany Problems with card payments: At the savings banks alone, fault reporters recorded over 1,100…
Cologne: World War II bomb found on the banks of the Rhine in Deutz
Im Bereich des Kennedy-Ufers in Köln-Deutz ist am Mittwochvormittag (3. April) eine Weltkriegsbombe gefunden worden. Diese musste, so hat es der Kampfmittelbeseitigungsdienst der Bezirksregierung Düsseldorf festgelegt, noch am Mittwoch auf…
Comment: The banks’ constant whining about rules that are too strict is brazen – economy
Compared to 2008, the financial sector in Europe and the world has become safer. But there are new dangers that could trigger a crash – one more reason to heavily…