2 savings accounts right now offer 10% or higher — and 8 more of the highest APYs this month

While the national average APY for savings accounts is just 0.39%, according to the FDIC, some high-yield savings accounts ...

Santander says $12 billion U.S. bank deal will cost less than 7 times earnings. The market isn’t buying it.

Santander shares fell on Wednesday, as Spanish investors reacted to the banking giant’s latest $12 billion acquisition.

Santander Shares Fall on Proposed $12.2 Billion Webster Deal

MADRID, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Santander shares ‌fell ​as much as 5% ‌on Wednesday after the announcement of its proposed $12.2 ...
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Santander makes a splash in the U.S.: it buys Webster Financial for $12,2 billion.

The transaction, expected in the second half of 2026, will strengthen Santander's position in the United States, placing it ...

Santander's Botin bets on US scale with $12.2 billion Webster deal

Santander shares fell as much as 5% on Wednesday after the announcement of a $12.2 billion acquisition of U.S. Webster ...
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Banco Santander inks $12.3B deal to buy Webster Financial

The Spanish banking giant, which has been trying to grow its U.S. business, plans to acquire the Connecticut-based parent ...

Stamford-based Webster Bank to be acquired by Banco Santander for $12.2 billion

The agreement for Banco Santander to acquire Webster Bank comes four years after Webster merged with Sterling National Bank.

Webster Financial Corporation Enters Into Merger Agreement With Banco Santander, S.A. for $12.3 Billion

Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A., today announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which Banco Santander, S.A. ("Santander") (NYSE: SAN, ...

Santander to close 58 UK branches in 2026 - full list

Santander is set to shut 58 of its high street branches in 2026. The banking behemoth announced last week that an additional ...

Columbia Financial, Inc. and Northfield Bancorp, Inc. Announce Plans to Merge

Columbia to Undertake Second-Step Conversion in Connection with TransactionFAIR LAWN, N.J. and WOODBRIDGE, N.J., Feb. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Columbia Financial, Inc. (“Columbia”) (NASDAQ: CLBK), ...

Japan’s Sanae Takaichi makes final push ahead of election day

The snap poll, called less than a fortnight ago, has shaken up the markets. The suddenness of what will be Japan’s shortest general election campaign, combined with concerns that a clear LDP majority ...
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Santander to close 44 branches

SANTANDER is to shut 44 of its branches putting 291 jobs at risk as it shifts towards more digital banking.The Spain-based financial giant said the move came after a rapid uptake in customers using ...