# banking - Yesterday’s News
# Banking Switch
# Banking Switch
The exit of KBC and Ulster Bank will whittle Ireland’s number of retail banks from five down to just three.
# banking - Friday 29 April, 2022
# KBC Bank
# KBC Bank
The original timeframe was 90 days.
# banking - Thursday 28 April, 2022
# Green Light
# Green Light
Ulster Bank is set to withdraw all of its banking services from Ireland.
# banking - Wednesday 27 April, 2022
# Account Switch
# Account Switch
Both Ulster Bank and KBC Bank are winding down their operations in Ireland.
# banking - Tuesday 26 April, 2022
# Banking
# Banking
McDonagh joined Bank of Ireland in October 2017 as Group Chief Executive Officer.
# banking - Thursday 3 March, 2022
# Banking
# Banking
The bank will pay out €213 million to shareholders, including the State.
# banking - Monday 28 February, 2022
# The Banks
# The Banks
Bank of Ireland CEO Francesca McDonagh said it delivered its “strongest performance since the global financial crisis”.
# banking - Sunday 27 February, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
Swift is a discreet but important cog in the machinery of international finance.
# banking - Friday 18 February, 2022
# Phoning It In
# Phoning It In
it conducted a review of the five main retail banks.
# banking - Saturday 29 January, 2022
# PTSB
# PTSB
The issue has since been resolved.
# banking - Wednesday 26 January, 2022
# Housing
# Housing
Mortgages drawn down in 2021 were worth a total of €10.5 billion, the highest value since 2008.
# banking - Friday 17 December, 2021
# PTSB
# PTSB
The bank will also acquire Business Direct and Lombard Asset Finance loan business under the deal.
# banking - Thursday 2 December, 2021
# Withdrawal
# Withdrawal
The bank has committed to giving up to six months notice of its departure in 2022.
# Forex
# Forex
Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC and Credit Suisse all received fines.
# banking - Tuesday 23 November, 2021
# Banking
# Banking
The review will also assess submissions on the salary cap for bankers.
# banking - Friday 23 July, 2021
# Banking
# Banking
Ulster Bank has over one million customers, along with 2,800 staff and 88 branches across the country.
# banking - Wednesday 30 June, 2021
# Scam Texts
# Scam Texts
The number of new phishing websites detected by the bank’s fraud prevention team has doubled since last month.
# banking - Monday 28 June, 2021
# Banking
# Banking
The move will see 280 Ulster Bank employees move over to AIB as part of the deal.
# banking - Wednesday 23 June, 2021
# Banking
# Banking
The sale is to happen through a pre-arranged trading plan that will be managed by Citigroup Global Markets.
# banking - Sunday 20 June, 2021
# Mortgage Lending Rules
# Mortgage Lending Rules
Vasileios Madouros of the Central Bank says a fresh review of its mortgage lending measures will include submissions from the public.
# banking - Thursday 29 April, 2021
# Digital Focus
# Digital Focus
Last month, the bank confirmed plans to close 88 branches in Ireland and 15 branches in Northern Ireland.
# banking - Friday 16 April, 2021
# Opinion
# Opinion
The Sinn Féin TD says the move leaves the future of the Irish banking sector uncertain.
# BOI Talks
# BOI Talks
The Financial Services Union will request an “urgent meeting” with the banks.
# banking - Tuesday 23 March, 2021
# Banking
# Banking
Fianna Fáil senator Malcolm Byrne says traditional banking is clearly disrupted and it’s important we get ahead in education and upskilling to cope with the changes.
# Banking
# Banking
Bank of Ireland is to appear before an Oireachtas Finance Committee this afternoon.
# banking - Tuesday 9 March, 2021
# Mortgages
# Mortgages
Buy-to-let investors now account for less than 1% of mortgages, compared to 20% in 2006, according to new figures.
# banking - Saturday 6 March, 2021
# Community Banking
# Community Banking
Green Party and Fianna Fáil TDs are calling for the government to revisit the idea of community banking.
# banking - Monday 1 March, 2021
# Consumers
88 branches in Ireland are to close Banking services will move to 900 Post Offices
# banking - Friday 26 February, 2021
# Property Ladder
# Property Ladder
That’s according to figures released by the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland today.
# banking - Tuesday 23 February, 2021
# Ulster Bank
# Ulster Bank
Ulster Bank and NatWest were heavily criticised by TDs for its treatment of staff.
# banking - Friday 19 February, 2021
# Banking
# Banking
The bank will be wound down gradually over the next few years.
# banking - Tuesday 16 February, 2021
# Bpfi
# Bpfi
Irish mortgage applicants face some of the highest interest rates in Europe.
# banking - Wednesday 27 January, 2021
# Spend Spend Spend
# Spend Spend Spend
Around 2.1 million people used contactless payments each day last month.
# banking - Sunday 24 January, 2021
# Your Say
# Your Say
The app, Synch Payments, hit a roadblock last week.
# banking - Friday 22 January, 2021
# Interest Rates
# Interest Rates
Cillian Doyle says there are positive international examples of how large banks taken into public ownership can work better for customer, environment and economy.
# banking - Thursday 21 January, 2021
# Banking
# Banking
The CCPC was notified of the proposal from AIB, BOI, KBC and Permanent TSB earlier this month.
# banking - Tuesday 12 January, 2021
# Banking
# Banking
The CCPC was notified of the proposal from AIB, BOI, KBC and Permanent TSB last Friday.
# banking - Wednesday 2 December, 2020
# AIB
# AIB
The bank said it aims to achieve over 10% reduction in costs by 2023.
# banking - Friday 27 November, 2020
# Finances
# Finances
Eoin McGee says he’s suspicious of the motives of Ireland’s banks who agreed to offer mortgage payment breaks to customers in March.
# banking - Monday 21 September, 2020
# Fraud
# Fraud
A new campaign aims to highlight the dangers for teens and encourage their parents to look out for red flags.
