Reuters: US Dollar Report: Spain banks bad loans hit new high in October

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Spain banks bad loans hit new high in October Dec 18th 2012, 09:10 MADRID | Tue Dec 18, 2012 4:10am EST MADRID Dec 18 (Reuters) - Spanish banks' bad loans rose to 11.2 percent of their outstanding portfolios in October, reaching a fresh record high, Bank of Spain data showed on Tuesday. Loans that fell into arrears increased by 7.4 billion euros ($9.7 billion) from September, reaching 189.6 billion euros in October. The rate was up from 10.7 percent in September. Non-performing loans on the books of the country's crippled banks have risen steadily since a decade-long property boom ended four years ago, with the country now in its second recession since 2009 and one in four Spaniards out of work.

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