Archive for 'Banks'

Credit Crunch in Tuscany

Tuscany is happening close of the credit.
The increase in interest rates and most importantly, the timing of financial confidence has led banks to reassess the criteria scrupulous with each client that requires funding.
According to some surveys, the restriction of funding would be more than 5% compared to 2007.
“The close bank – says Mario Breglia, president [...]

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Dragons against Euribor

The governor of the Bank of Italy said the desire to get away for calculating the Euribor interest rate loans variables.
Has not explicitly stated what would replace them, but according to Adusbef could include a rate institutional, not left to free market, but the power of governments and the ECB.
Draghi then continued:

“The emergency requires that [...]

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Adusbef to recover the lost credit

Adusbef has published two letters.
A request for compensation for the calculation of interest on your mortgage.
According to a ruling of the Cassation, this method of calculation is considered illegal and so it is possible to request a refund.
The second letter to obtain a refund from investment in securities:
Argentine Bonds, Bonds Parmalat Bonds Cerruti, Finmatica Bonds, [...]

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Building confidence in banks

As I wrote last month, Profumo was confirmed as chairman of the FBE, and from 1 January 2009 will begin his mandate.
ABI has published a press release for the announcement in which they state the main points of interest of the new mandate:

On October 24 Profumo was confirmed by the Executive Committee of the Abbot, [...]

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Corporate Barter: banks and the system of barter

In previous article I spoke of a system based on the mutual exchange of goods and services.
Investigating I was able to discover the existence of another alternative circuit, created by the banks.
It’s called Corporate Barter and promises well.
This service was set up in the 50s, as a way to sell the remaining stock.
But now that [...]

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Islamic banks in Italy: How to proceed?

We had some users who have requested more information about these banks in Italy.
The sector is not very widespread and is not very easy to find information.
A few months ago I covered the subject following the announcement of a possible opening in 2008 of an Islamic bank.
Later, however, I have not given more information.
Unfortunately it [...]

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67 million cards in the pockets of Italians

Abi issued a press release that shows the picture in the Italian credit card, cash, revolving and various kinds in our country.

The Italians and the cards
A growing number of “plastic cards” in the pockets of Italians and growing their use to meet the daily expenses of families but also for businesses. Today, in fact, there [...]

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Order anti-crisis to help families

These days you are talking about the anti-crisis decree to lift the Italian families from the negative economic, which is crossing the country in recent years.
Among the many initiatives it was one in favor of borrowers.
The new idea of government is:

“The amount of installments to be paid by the borrower, the mortgage rate is not [...]

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Mebroot hit the banking network

Mebroot is a Trojan Virus that hit the banking network in Italy.
It was calculated that removed about 900 thousand Euros from banks and current accounts of their clients.
A good antivirus should detect it and perhaps even eliminate it, which made for a scan and if Mebroot try to delete it permanently.
Do a lot of attention [...]

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The security token generated by

To improve security banking was introduced this device from the name token.
Many of you maybe have him, but do not know how you call.
San Paolo Bank was among the first to adopt it and after the merger with Banca Intesa, but it has adhered to this security system.
Here is the image of the object in [...]

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