{"id":16212,"date":"2021-03-31T07:16:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T06:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sareb.es\/?page_id=16212"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:40:26","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sareb.es\/en\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sareb, Sociedad de Gesti\u00f3n de Activos Procedentes de la Reestructuraci\u00f3n Bancaria, was born out of the need, shared by the Spanish government and European authorities, to recapitalize several institutions affected by the financial and real estate crisis that began in 2008. Its mandate is to manage and liquidate the impaired assets of these institutions and thereby repay the debt that Sareb issued which bears the guarantee of the Spanish State. Moreover, it does so by incorporating the principle of sustainability and social utility in its management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During 2012 and 2013, the company received 198,211 problem assets from a group of successor institutions to 24 savings banks and their subsidiaries that had received public aid. The assets were transferred in two phases:<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"c-accordion alignfull js-accordion  c-accordion--first\">\n  <div class=\"o-container o-container--small\">\n          <h2 class=\"c-accordion__section-title\">Group 1<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-toggle\">BFA-Bankia<\/div>\n    <div class=\"c-accordion__title c-accordion__title--mobile js-accordion-toggle\">BFA-Bankia<\/div>\n    <div class=\"c-accordion__content js-accordion-content\">\n      \n\n<p>Caja Madrid, Bancaja, Caja Insular de Ahorros de Canarias, Caja de \u00c1vila, Caixa Laietana, Caja Segovia, Caja Rioja<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"c-accordion alignfull js-accordion  \">\n  <div class=\"o-container o-container--small\">\n        <div class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-toggle\">Catalunya Caixa<\/div>\n    <div class=\"c-accordion__title c-accordion__title--mobile js-accordion-toggle\">Catalunya Caixa<\/div>\n    <div class=\"c-accordion__content js-accordion-content\">\n      \n\n<p>Caixa Catalunya, Caixa Tarragona, Caixa Manresa<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"c-accordion alignfull js-accordion  \">\n  <div class=\"o-container o-container--small\">\n        <div class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-toggle\">NCG Banco<\/div>\n    <div class=\"c-accordion__title c-accordion__title--mobile js-accordion-toggle\">NCG Banco<\/div>\n    <div class=\"c-accordion__content js-accordion-content\">\n      \n\n<p>Caixanova, Caixa Galicia<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"c-accordion alignfull js-accordion  \">\n  <div class=\"o-container o-container--small\">\n        <div class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-toggle\">Banco Gallego<\/div>\n    <div class=\"c-accordion__title c-accordion__title--mobile js-accordion-toggle\">Banco Gallego<\/div>\n    <div class=\"c-accordion__content js-accordion-content\">\n      \n\n<p>Entidad controlada por NCG Banco<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"c-accordion alignfull js-accordion c-accordion--last \">\n  <div class=\"o-container o-container--small\">\n        <div class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-toggle\">Banco de Valencia<\/div>\n    <div class=\"c-accordion__title c-accordion__title--mobile js-accordion-toggle\">Banco de Valencia<\/div>\n    <div class=\"c-accordion__content js-accordion-content\">\n      \n\n<p>Entidad controlada por Bancaja<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"c-accordion alignfull js-accordion  c-accordion--first\">\n  <div class=\"o-container o-container--small\">\n          <h2 class=\"c-accordion__section-title\">Group 2<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-toggle\">Espa\u00f1a Duero<\/div>\n    <div class=\"c-accordion__title c-accordion__title--mobile js-accordion-toggle\">Espa\u00f1a Duero<\/div>\n    <div class=\"c-accordion__content js-accordion-content\">\n      \n\n<p>Caja Duero, Caja Espa\u00f1a<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"c-accordion alignfull js-accordion  \">\n  <div class=\"o-container o-container--small\">\n        <div class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-toggle\">BMN<\/div>\n    <div class=\"c-accordion__title c-accordion__title--mobile js-accordion-toggle\">BMN<\/div>\n    <div class=\"c-accordion__content js-accordion-content\">\n      \n\n<p>Cajamurcia, Caixa Pened\u00e9s, La Geral, Sa Nostra<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"c-accordion alignfull js-accordion c-accordion--last \">\n  <div class=\"o-container o-container--small\">\n        <div class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-toggle\">Liberbank<\/div>\n    <div class=\"c-accordion__title c-accordion__title--mobile js-accordion-toggle\">Liberbank<\/div>\n    <div class=\"c-accordion__content js-accordion-content\">\n      \n\n<p>CajaAstur, Caja de Ahorros de Castilla-La Mancha, Caja Extremadura, Caja Cantabria<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>This portfolio, which included loans to developers and foreclosed real estate, was acquired through the issuance of \u20ac50,781 million in bonds guaranteed by the Treasury. Since then, Sareb has managed each asset with the aim of maximising the repayment of its debt, seeking to minimise losses for the taxpayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, the State, through the FROB, took a majority stake in the company and incorporated the principles of sustainability and social utility into its management, which enabled Sareb to implement several social initiatives in the areas of housing and land. Since 2025, these initiatives have included the transfer of residential assets to CASA 47, the Spanish state-owned housing company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sareb, Sociedad de Gesti\u00f3n de Activos Procedentes de la Reestructuraci\u00f3n Bancaria, was born out of the need, shared by the Spanish government and European authorities, to recapitalize several institutions affected by the financial and real estate crisis that began in 2008. 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