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Spanish Banks Stuck with €30bn in Unsellable Property

According to a recent report from a risk adviser to Banco Santander SA (SAN) and five other lenders, Spanish banks are currently holding 30 billion Euros worth of property that they can’t sell.

“I’m really worried about the small- and medium-sized banks whose business is 100 percent in Spain and based on real- estate growth, Pablo Cantos, managing partner of Madrid-based MaC Group, said in an interview. “I foresee Spain will be left with just four large banks.”