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# Bankers

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2023
McGrath working on 'very targeted' measures to help mortgage holders with sky high interest rates
A report by
Christina Finn
Plans are being worked on to rescue borrowers stuck with vulture funds charing up to 10% mortgage interest.
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Sep 1st 2023, 12:05 AM
McGrath tells banks and vulture funds to outline supports for mortgage holders trapped with high interest rates
McGrath says it’s ‘imperative’ the banking industry demonstrates supports for borrowers.
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Aug 31st 2023, 1:37 PM
'They got away with it for too long': Harris won't thank bankers for upping saving interest rates
Harris said the banks are ‘laggards’ in terms of the slow pace they passed on interest rate hikes to savers.
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Aug 30th 2023, 5:22 PM
BOI and AIB have made €1 billion this year. Is it time to revisit the decision to privatise them?
A report by
Paul O'Donoghue
The State has been an uneasy shareholder ever since the taxpayer-funded bailout during the financial crisis.
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Aug 1st 2023, 8:00 PM
'The banks can't have it both ways': Varadkar says interest rates on savings should increase
The ECB increased its interest rates by 0.5% today.
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Mar 16th 2023, 6:17 PM
AIB insists 'no special deals' for nearly 2,000 customers who received 90% debt write-down
The Oireachtas Finance Committee has questioned AIB on its policy on debt write-downs.
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Mar 2nd 2023, 3:10 PM
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Banking review to assess mortgage pricing, savings rates and bankers' pay
The review will also assess submissions on the salary cap for bankers.
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Nov 23rd 2021, 3:13 PM
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.
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Jun 2nd 2019, 11:00 AM
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.
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May 21st 2019, 8:41 PM
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.
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Apr 13th 2019, 8:30 AM
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.
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Apr 11th 2019, 6:45 PM
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
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Jan 31st 2019, 6:14 PM
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.
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Dec 11th 2018, 7:19 PM
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.
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Nov 29th 2018, 5:08 PM
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.
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Nov 5th 2018, 6:05 AM
Maths Week: Your Thursday puzzle
Divide and conquer.
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Oct 18th 2018, 7:30 PM
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.
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Sep 27th 2018, 9:53 AM
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.
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Sep 27th 2018, 6:20 AM
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.
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Sep 6th 2018, 6:15 AM
'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.
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Aug 18th 2018, 6:30 AM
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.
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Jun 20th 2018, 8:20 PM
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.
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Feb 13th 2018, 7:56 PM
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?’
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Oct 29th 2017, 9:30 PM
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.
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Oct 24th 2017, 1:40 PM
Taoiseach says banks' behaviour on tracker mortgages is 'scandalous'
Donohoe is calling in the bankers on Monday and Wednesday to “admonish” the chief executives.
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Oct 18th 2017, 9:38 PM
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.
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Sep 28th 2017, 5:00 PM
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.
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Sep 28th 2017, 12:52 PM
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.
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Jun 28th 2017, 7:11 PM
Iceland's jailed bankers say they were scapegoats for the financial crisis
They’re taking their cases to the European Court of Human Rights.
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Apr 1st 2017, 8:30 AM
Explainer: How people on tracker mortgages were shafted by financial institutions
There have been calls for gardaí to investigate the tracker mortgage scandal.
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Jan 24th 2017, 6:21 PM
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.
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Dec 11th 2016, 7:40 AM
'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.
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Nov 27th 2016, 7:00 AM
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.
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Oct 16th 2016, 10:29 AM
AIB is laying off around 150 people
The Financial Services Union says it is concerned about the redundancies.
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Oct 6th 2016, 5:34 PM
'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.
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Jan 27th 2016, 8:00 AM
40 Irish bankers earned at least €1 million in 2013
Two bankers were earning €2 million or more.
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Sep 7th 2015, 10:14 PM
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.
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Jun 11th 2015, 10:02 PM
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.
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May 24th 2015, 11:33 AM
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.
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Apr 23rd 2015, 7:30 PM
Bankers who held key roles during the crisis to face tough questioning
The banking inquiry is entering its Nexus phase…
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Feb 26th 2015, 8:58 PM
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