Banco Popular Espanol SA announced consolidated earnings results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009. For the quarter, the company reported net interest income of €2,119,517,000 net operating income of €2,068,521,000, profit before tax of €917,646,000, profit of €662,055,000 compared to net interest income of €1,899,490,000 net operating income of €1,773,801,000, profit before tax of €1,335,048,000, profit of €1,014,115,000 for the same period a year ago. The company reported return on asset of 0.78% and return on equity of 13.01% compared to return on asset of 1.27% and return on equity of 21.63% for the same period a year ago.

Banco Popular Espanol SA announced earnings results for the nine months to September 2009. For the period, the company reported a 32.1% year-on-year decline in its net profit to EUR 651 million ($978.3 million). The decrease was attributed to higher provisions made in the period of EUR 1.223 billion, in comparison with EUR 588 million a year ago. The decrease was attributed to higher provisions made in the period of EUR 1.223 billion, in comparison with EUR 588 million a year ago. The recurring profit declined by 6% to EUR 734 million. The company's operating profit went up by 16.6% to EUR 2.068 billion. Net interest income was EUR 2.119 billion, up 11.6%.

Banco Popular Espanol SA, Q3 2009 Earnings Call, Oct 26 2009