The tie-up of the two Catalan institutions, Caixa Penedes and Caixa Laietana, will create the country’s ninth-largest savings banks by assets. Plus, Unicaja and Cajasur of ... midst of the nation’s worst recession. Two Spanish savings banks, Caixa Penedes and Caixa Laietana, said Wednesday they had agreed to merge, creating the country's ninth-largest savings bank by assets. The ...