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# bankers - Sunday 2 June, 2019
More banks to face fines over tracker mortgage scandal as officials coy about revealing cost details
Ulster Bank recently told an Oireachtas Finance committee that it will not be disclosing the amount of money it has set aside to deal with the fine.
# bankers - Tuesday 21 May, 2019
Taoiseach asks for details about letters sent to mortgage-holders demanding full payment of arrears within 30 days
Taoiseach has said it is now time for to review the tax treatment of vulture funds.
# bankers - Saturday 13 April, 2019
Concerns over letters sent to mortgage-holders demanding full payment of arrears within 30 days
The Central Bank is aware that a regulated entity has written to a number of buy-to-let borrowers in arrears.
# bankers - Thursday 11 April, 2019
New AIB boss wants performance-based bonus ban lifted for bankers as staff are being enticed to competitors
Following the banking crash, a government policy on bonuses was rolled out for State-owned banks.
# bankers - Thursday 31 January, 2019
Bill which aims to force banks to ask for permission before selling mortgages to vulture funds passes in the Dáil
The Bill puts into law what already exists at the moment as a voluntary Central Bank code
# bankers - Tuesday 11 December, 2018
Taoiseach vows to close loophole that allows €1.3bn mortgage 'vehicle' not to pay tax
Last week, PTSB bank bosses confirmed that the ‘special purpose vehicle’ which more than 6,000 of its mortgages have been transferred to will be exempt from tax.
# bankers - Thursday 29 November, 2018
PTSB transfers thousands more of its customers to vulture fund servicer
Many of the mortgage-holders sold today had engaged with the bank and reached arrangements.
# bankers - Monday 5 November, 2018
Report on increasing bankers' pay due by end of year after government enlists €140k external consultants
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has said that State-owned banks are at risk of losing key figures.
# bankers - Thursday 18 October, 2018
Maths Week: Your Thursday puzzle
Divide and conquer.
# bankers - Thursday 27 September, 2018
Poll: Does the €500,000 salary cap for bankers at State-owned institutions need to be reviewed?
It’s worried that staff at Irish banks could be attracted by more lucrative job offers.
Donohoe says bankers' pay cap of €500k is 'worth reviewing' as State-owned banks can't keep staff
The finance minister said State-owned banks are finding it difficult to retain staff due to wage competition.
# bankers - Thursday 6 September, 2018
Finance Minister says it's up to PTSB if it wants to appear before the finance committee over loan sale
Last month, PTSB sold its controversial Project Glas loan portfolio to an affiliate of the so-called vulture fund Lone Star for around €1.3 billion.
# bankers - Saturday 18 August, 2018
'Mary' is recovering from cancer and her mortgage - in €29k arrears - has been sold to a vulture fund
‘Mary’ has been out of work since her cancer diagnosis. She had no idea her mortgage was to be sold to a vulture fund.
# bankers - Wednesday 20 June, 2018
Here's who been jailed over Ireland's banking crisis so far
David Drumm has became the fourth person to be jailed over his role in a bank fraud scheme 10 years ago.
# bankers - Tuesday 13 February, 2018
No more lying: A new bill that makes it a crime for bankers to lie to Central Bank won't be opposed
The Sinn Féin Bill carries a possible penalty of five years in jail for the offence.
# bankers - Sunday 29 October, 2017
Do banks ever get punished? Central Bank says Ireland does not have a zero tolerance approach
‘If you don’t want the banks to bother looking at the law, why do we have the law?’
# bankers - Tuesday 24 October, 2017
Tracker mortgage motion which will ban bonuses for bankers to be backed by government
Fianna Fáil’s Michael McGrath said the minister should give no approval for salary increases until redress is given.
# bankers - Wednesday 18 October, 2017
Taoiseach says banks' behaviour on tracker mortgages is 'scandalous'
Donohoe is calling in the bankers on Monday and Wednesday to “admonish” the chief executives.
# bankers - Thursday 28 September, 2017
Over 100 PTSB customers still on the wrong tracker mortgage rate despite bank identifying error
Thousands of customers were denied tracker rates and charged a higher rate of interest.
PTSB says it won't pay corporation tax over the next 21 years
PTSB said the “accounting principle” is something it is obliged to comply with.
# bankers - Wednesday 28 June, 2017
Norris lets rip on vulture funds: 'Why were they allowed into this country?'
Speaking about his new Housing Co-op Bill, Norris said people appear to have forgotten that “eviction” is a dirty word in Ireland.
# bankers - Saturday 1 April, 2017
Iceland's jailed bankers say they were scapegoats for the financial crisis
They’re taking their cases to the European Court of Human Rights.
# bankers - Tuesday 24 January, 2017
Explainer: How people on tracker mortgages were shafted by financial institutions
There have been calls for gardaí to investigate the tracker mortgage scandal.
# bankers - Sunday 11 December, 2016
Family in tracker mortgage error: 'My budget is €70 per week for food for four of us'
18 months since the Central Bank first announced an industry-wide investigation of tracker mortgage issues, I still haven’t been contacted by Ulster Bank, writes Caitriona Redmond.
# bankers - Sunday 27 November, 2016
'The rage inside me was getting stronger': Ireland's top bankers face grilling on mortgages and repossessions
Three of Ireland’s top bankers were before an Oireachtas committee to talk about the state of Irish banking system.
# bankers - Sunday 16 October, 2016
Here's what Hillary told Goldman Sachs in paid speeches, according to Wikileaks
The Wikileaks revelations are casting an awkward spotlight on the Democrat’s ties to Wall Street.
# bankers - Thursday 6 October, 2016
AIB is laying off around 150 people
The Financial Services Union says it is concerned about the redundancies.
# bankers - Wednesday 27 January, 2016
'We've spent hours in the basement of Leinster House trying to find out what happened'
The final report from the banking inquiry is to be released today.
# bankers - Monday 7 September, 2015
40 Irish bankers earned at least €1 million in 2013
Two bankers were earning €2 million or more.
# bankers - Thursday 11 June, 2015
Seán FitzPatrick and David Drumm have been asked to come before banking inquiry next month
While the banking inquiry has powers to compel witnesses, that power does not extend beyond this jurisdiction.
# bankers - Sunday 24 May, 2015
Stoke to beat Liverpool and 4 more bets to consider this weekend
Your guide to the best predictions available for the upcoming Premier League ties.
# bankers - Thursday 23 April, 2015
Why bankers have to swear by almighty God to tell the truth - and what happens if they don't
Those who fail to cooperate with the inquiry or provide false information could face up to five years in prison.
# bankers - Thursday 26 February, 2015
Bankers who held key roles during the crisis to face tough questioning
The banking inquiry is entering its Nexus phase…
# bankers - Thursday 18 December, 2014
Russell Brand has responded to that scathing open letter from an RBS banker
He’s still blaming the bigwigs upstairs for the commotion at RBS’s London offices last Friday.
# bankers - Tuesday 12 August, 2014
5 ways John Bruton has probably annoyed the government over the last few years
While Bertie Ahern and Brian Cowen largely maintain their silence, the former Fine Gael leader and taoiseach has been outspoken in recent years.
# bankers - Sunday 27 July, 2014
Permanent TSB says problem with debit cards should be fixed now
Customers have been unable to withdraw money from ATMS or use their cards to pay for things.
# bankers - Wednesday 23 July, 2014
Experts helping the banking inquiry figure out what to investigate deliver interim report
The final report will help members determine how the inquiry model is going to work.
# bankers - Wednesday 25 June, 2014
Banking inquiry committee to meet again today (in private)
They said they will be discussing the scope of the inquiry, the risks associated with it and the time scale.
No bank staff hit with higher USC charge on bonuses since 2011
The charge was brought in to discourage ‘inappropriate’ bonus payments being made to staff in bailed out banks.
# bankers - Wednesday 30 April, 2014
5 key issues facing the banking inquiry before it even starts
The government is pressing ahead with an inquiry but it will be a while before it starts properly and there are a number of outstanding issues before it does.
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LOVE IN THE time of coronavirus presents unique challenges.
As TheJournal.ie reported yesterday, social distancing guidelines means that conventional dates aren’t really feasible right now.
But that doesn’t mean people can’t still connect in other ways. Apps like Tinder and Bumble remain available and we have the technology available to have a date – of sorts – with someone over a video call.
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The Irish For: Although apart for now, when we reunite, it will be the stuff of poetry. Crisis survival tips from the Irish language
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We look to language when seeking a reassuring symbol of endurance, Darach Ó Séaghdha writes.
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