UPDATE 1-Santander to boost equity at U.S. unit to back growth
January 23, 2014 at 06:53 AM EST
MADRID, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Spanish bank Santander, which has just completed the partial listing of its U.S. consumer finance unit, said on Thursday it planned to increase the equity of its U.S. holding company by up to $2 billion to back growth plans there.