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Banking Law

For years, Spanish banks wrote the small print their way. The courts have been rewriting it — and what you overpaid can come back.

Banking law claims in Fuerteventura

The practice

We read it the way a judge would

Most people never read their mortgage deed — and for two decades, Spanish banks counted on exactly that. Floor clauses, set-up costs quietly passed to the customer, cards designed so the debt never ends: clause by clause, the courts have been striking them down and ordering the money back.

This desk does one thing with your file: reads it the way a judge would. We mark what is challengeable, put a figure on it, and claim it — first directly against the entity, in court when the entity prefers it that way. You decide with the number in front of you, never before.

What can be claimed

Six clauses banks would rather you forgot

Every one of these has been through the Spanish or European courts — and lost. If your contract carries one, it carries money.

01Floor clausesA minimum interest rate buried in the deed kept your instalments high even when Euribor fell. Annulled, it means restitution of everything overpaid.
02Mortgage set-up costsNotary, registry, agency and valuation fees the bank pushed onto you at signing. Courts have been ordering them returned, with interest.
03Revolving cardsCards built so the debt renews itself month after month. When the rate is found usurious, the contract falls — and you owe the capital, nothing more.
04Opening & claim feesCharges with no real service behind them — the opening fee, the infamous €30-40 per unpaid-position letter. Routinely struck down.
05IRPH mortgagesLoans referenced to IRPH instead of Euribor, usually costlier. Transparency is the battleground; we assess honestly whether yours is worth the fight.
06Multi-currency mortgagesFranc or yen loans sold without explaining what a currency swing would do to your debt. Conversion to euros and recalculation can be claimed.

The route

How a claim proceeds

STEP 01

The reading

Bring the deed or the card contract. We mark every challengeable clause — the way a judge would read it.

STEP 02

The number

You get a figure, the legal basis behind it and our honest view of the odds. Then you decide — not before.

STEP 03

The bank, first

A formal claim to the entity. For floor clauses the bank must answer within three months — many matters end right here.

STEP 04

Court, if it must

If the entity refuses or lowballs, we litigate — and we ask the court to make the bank pay the costs.

Banking Law questions

Before you ask

My mortgage is already paid off — can I still claim?

Often, yes. Cancelling the loan does not erase what was unduly charged during its life, and several claim types survive it. Bring the old deed — the review costs you nothing but the visit.

Is there a deadline on these claims?

The nullity of an abusive clause does not expire, but the refund attached to it can — and the courts keep refining how that clock is counted. The only safe answer is to have yours checked now rather than later.

What does it cost to find out what I have?

The first review tells you what is challengeable and roughly what it is worth. If you go ahead, the fee for the claim is agreed up front — and where the law allows, we pursue costs against the bank.

Will my bank make life difficult afterwards?

No. These claims are handled at industrial scale in Spain — your account, cards and direct debits carry on as normal. The entity's claims department and your branch are different worlds.

How long does a claim take?

Extrajudicial answers arrive within weeks — three months at most for floor clauses. Court adds months that depend on the local backlog; we tell you the realistic timeline for our courts, not a brochure number.

Think your contract carries one of those clauses?

Bring the deed or the card contract — a lawyer tells you what it is worth and what claiming it costs, within one business day.

Prefer to call?

Caleta de FusteMon–Fri 9:00–16:00 (+34) 928 547 756
Costa CalmaMon–Fri 9:00–16:00 (+34) 928 547 125

Have your contract read

Tell us what you signed and when — a lawyer replies within one business day.

Appointment request

Pick the office, day and time that suit you — bring the deed.