so as bba works to deplete, defect and deploy. it's absolutely crucial that sufficient resources are provided. the budget for bbms drops down from $148 million in fiscal year 12 to $220 million for fiscal 13. we cannot emphasize the funding for bms. we hope this committee will examine whether that level of function is sufficient also. the iv for fiscal year 2013 maintains staffing levels even the large increase in claims processors in the last three years, we believe bba should be focusing its emphasis on new and retention of employees to eng sure claims are done right the first time. we know that the vocational and rehabilitation and proposed budget for 2013 does approve funding for approximately 150 new counselors, and the vets success on campus program. we fully support both of increases in rehab. they will need 195 additional counti counselors in 2013. although the -- adopted budget for fiscal year 2012 only supports 532 and for fiscal year 2013, the budget request would further reduce that number by $527 million. -- authorize

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spain's second biggest bank bba shows its balance sheet is in better shape than many had expected. >>> a cnbc interview after the giant gets slammed on toned down revenue giants. >>> showing whether to move downside or upside and he urges the government to do their own bit to boost growth. yep, plenty on earnings. you're watching "worldwide exchange." i'm ross westgate along with christine tan. jackie deangelis joins us later. >>> shares rallying more than 8% in germany later this morning. we've had the likes of credit suisse, siemens, and bbva. we've got patricia and carolyn. first let's kick off with you. they're pretty flat at the moment. >> they're pretty flat, actually dipping into ted nieve territory down to around 0.1%. as you pointed out, ross, credit suisse posting a surprise profit in the first quarter. we were expecting a loss of around 400 million swiss francs. it was a profit but still a string of misses after the last couple of quarters. what you've got to be looking at is the underlying result of 1.4 billion swiss francs. that was definitely better than expected. it was

bba is down by a full 3%.re seeing some of that carry over as well as concerns as a result of jpmorgan and wells fargo quarter. banking stocks is down and apple is trading down by 1%. giving the waiting of apple in the markets that's something we're watching. >> something else we're watching. china's economy. it's growing at its slowest pace in over three years. gdp did expand at a lower than expected rate of 8.1%. that's a high class problem. is it enough to justify concerns over a hard landing? and still to come an exclusive interview with jpmorgan's ceo, douglas braunstein. stick around. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 let's talk about the cookie-cutter retirement advice ttd#: 1-800-345-2550

at santander and bbva together, they both said we met the capital requirements laid down by the eba, bba says we haven't loaded up on more spanish debt. whan investors really need to know is how exposed are they still to what happens with the spanish economy? >> that's absolutely right. they're can definitely the tallest, strongest banks in spain. but the question is that really a claim worth making. and i think it's interesting thatbviously can continue to stress hair diversification and are looking at an ipo of their max can business which would trade on a much higher multiple and presumably release capital which would help them strengthen theirs. so even though santander can say we've met all the requirements, we've made all the provisions we have to make, even then, investors aren't totally convinced that they're totally immune from what happens in spain. >> and you make the point about different -- we're starting to differentiate between banks. barclays stock is up today and deutsche and santander is down. is that going to become do you think a meaningful differentiation? >> i think

bba has given service to assist homeless veterans. the recent report, i am concerns about these programs. it is great to have additional funds. i know there are lots of nonprofit groups that are trying to do their best as well. i am quoting it. they do not have the information needed to allocate grants to minors and retract progress. the second finding is fining the safety of women veterans. they found 22 hamas beam of veterans are faced in a facility that was approved for only male veterans. this is unacceptable. -- they found 22 of a homeless veterans arreplaced in a facility that is approved for only male veterans. this is unacceptable. they're providing housing to veterans that are not homeless. 1/4 the veterans are not homeless by entering the program. this goes to oversight. what progress has been made, pointing to the 12% decrease on any night does not provide the picture. i am looking for to doing this. how can they have this without accurate data? do they know the living situation? the fall of there is very important. reality

bba has given service to assist homeless veterans. light of the recent report, i am concerns about these programs. it is great to have additional funds. i know there areots of nonprofit groups that are trying to do their best as well. i am quoting it. they do not have the information needed to allocate grants to minors and retract progress. the second finding is fining the safety of women veterans. they found 22 hamas beam of veterans are faced in a facility that was approved for only male veterans. this is unacceptable. -- they found 22 of a homeless veterans arreplaced in a facility that is approved for only male veterans. this is unacceptable. they're providing housing to veterans that are not homeless. 1/4 the veterans are not homeless by entering the program. this goes to oversight. what progress has been made, pointing to the 12% decrease on any night does not provide the picture. i am looking for to dog this. how can they have ts without accurate data? do they know the living situation? the fall of there is very important. real