The European Central Bank plans to toughen rules on how eurozone banks deal with the mountain of bad loans still burdening the sector, officials said Wednesday.
Supervisors at the ECB, which took over as top regulator in the single currency area in 2014, want lenders to set aside cash to cover loans in default two years after they are identified,Read more
Euro zone banks will get to set their own targets for cutting the 900 billion euros of bad loans left over from the financial crisis, facing sanctions only if they fall way short of the mark, new guidance by the European Central Bank showed on Monday.
Banks in weak economies such as Greece, Portugal and Italy are still struggling underRead more