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...some $20 billion in fresh capital. But if both lenders testify to the shaky health of many of the world's biggest banks, Santander, the third leg of the trio, seems to have gone from strength to strength. Indeed, while Fortis was receiving life support on Sunday, the Spanish bank was administering much needed first...
...lean on, Santander side-stepped the toxic assets caught up in the collapse of the U.S. sub-prime mortgage market. Enjoying "good growth at home, they were never in the need of chasing growth in these kind of exotic instruments," says Ramirez. Santander's strategy - mirrored at rival Spanish lenders - owes much to the country's regulators. The Bank of Spain, which scrutinizes lenders in the country, has discouraged banks from setting up the kind of off-balance sheet vehicles that tripped up rival international lenders...
Voter registration forms were available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and bilingual MAPS staff members and volunteers were available to assist Portuguese speakers with the registration process. The drives were held at MAPS offices in Cambridge, Dorchester, and Lowell...
...shared the experience," he says. "Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston" is the first large-scale project in which survivors have taken the lead in documenting their lives before, during and after a major disaster. So far, more than 30 survivors have collected over 250 stories in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and even Garifuna, a Creole language. "My mission is to put the tools in their hands," Lindahl says, "so they can get their stories--on their own terms...
What is your favorite Spanish dish? Sue Hansen, TALLAHASSEE...