# Banks

All time

Shane Ross: 'I'm sorry some people will lose part of their front gardens, but it's in the national interest'

In an interview with TheJournal.ie, Shane Ross also says the government needs to have more of a say in State-owned banks.

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Aug 6th 2018, 6:05 AM

# Culture

Irish banks are fond of customer-first slogans - but the Central Bank says they're not living up to them

The review found there is still a crisis-era mindset in several executive committees.

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Jul 24th 2018, 2:30 PM

# Tracker Scandal

Financial services watchdog received over 900 complaints about tracker mortgages

All of the complaints are on hold until the Central Bank finishes its review.

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Jul 19th 2018, 12:05 AM

# atm queues

Visa apologises for card issues, says services are 'operating at close to normal levels'

Large queues had formed at ATMs earlier.

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Jun 1st 2018, 10:25 PM

# Mortgage Arrears

'This is a human crisis': David Hall believes 17,000 families will have homes repossessed

Hall told the Finance Committee that a narrative has been fostered that people in long-term arrears are “messers”.

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May 17th 2018, 12:53 PM

Voices

Paschal Donohoe: 'Our stance on bankers' pay has remained unchanged. This is the right thing to do'

I have initiated a review of bank remuneration policy, writes Paschal Donohoe.

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Apr 30th 2018, 7:00 AM

# rewards

'Bonuses are not common practice': Public banking model in Ireland would treat bankers as civil servants

Sparkassen make up the largest banking group – and therefore market leader – in Germany.

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Apr 29th 2018, 7:30 AM

# tracker mortgage scandal

3,400 new victims of tracker mortgage scandal identified

37,100 customers affected by the scandal have now been identified, with €459 million in redress paid to date.

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Apr 25th 2018, 12:01 PM

# vultures

Even PTSB customers who are meeting revised loan terms will have mortgages sold to vulture funds

Executives blamed the European regulator for the classification of these loans as non-performing.

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Mar 22nd 2018, 1:41 PM

# status red

Here are the stores, banks and post offices closing due to the bad weather

The entire nation has been advised to remain indoors from 4pm today.

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Mar 1st 2018, 4:25 PM

# Vulture funds

PTSB chief refuses to appear before Finance Committee next week over loan sale

The bank recently announced it is to sell off a €3.7 billion portfolio of non-performing loans, including mortgages 14,000 private dwelling homes.

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Feb 24th 2018, 7:35 AM

# vultures

Dealing with a vulture fund - how these families have coped

With tens of thousands of mortgage holders potentially facing vulture funds, we spoke to some people who’ve been through it already.

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Feb 24th 2018, 12:05 AM

# compensation

Tracker scandal: Just a quarter of PTSB customers who lost homes have appealed

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said there was an “onus” on the banks to get in contact with these customers.

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Feb 6th 2018, 8:01 PM

# Tracker Scandal

'Take a look in the mirror': Why didn't the Central Bank act earlier on the tracker mortgage scandal?

The Central Bank’s governor Philip Lane confirmed 13,000 impacted customers are still waiting to get their money back.

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Jan 18th 2018, 1:41 PM

# gone bust

Minister 'confident' school building projects not in jeopardy after construction firm collapse

The Department of Education said school buildings in question are approximately 90% complete.

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Jan 15th 2018, 2:30 PM

# small notes

Banks are getting a bit better at dispensing €10 notes from ATMs

The Central Bank has set targets for the banks to give customers the option to take out smaller amounts of cash.

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Dec 30th 2017, 9:30 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should the public banking model be introduced in Ireland?

Sparkasse is the largest banking sector in Germany.

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Dec 26th 2017, 9:30 AM

# tracker mortgage scandal

Here's how many customers each of the main banks say they overcharged

Some of the banks have increased their numbers significantly.

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Dec 20th 2017, 3:58 PM

# Scandal

It gets worse: Central Bank forces lenders to admit 13,600 more tracker victims overcharged

We now know at least 33,700 customers were overcharged and the Central Bank said it had to “relentlessly pursue” lenders in many of these cases.

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Dec 20th 2017, 2:00 PM

# Abhaile

High Court Master says government's legal advice scheme is 'a scam'

Edmund Honohan criticised the government for failing to deliver systems it had promised to help keep people in their homes.

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Dec 9th 2017, 7:15 AM

# Debt

'I'm not going anywhere': Lay litigants in uphill battle against banks and vulture funds

There are calls for the Legal Aid Board to relax its merits test so more families in debt can access professional representation.

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Nov 17th 2017, 12:05 AM

# Overcharging

Central Bank wants bank execs to 'take a long hard look in the mirror' over tracker scandal

Deputy Governor Ed Sibley said he expects board members to be held to account over the errors.

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Nov 14th 2017, 12:30 PM

# Tracker Mortgage

Bank of Ireland confirms additional 6,000 customers overcharged in tracker scandal

This brings the total number of impacted Bank of Ireland customers to 10,300.

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Nov 9th 2017, 3:00 PM

# Analysis

Sorry is too little, too late for tracker customers who suffered for years because of bank overcharging

Now that the banks have set deadlines for paying customers back, there is a risk that this issue will be put to one side.

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Oct 29th 2017, 6:30 AM

# Mortgage distress

'They're refusing to engage': Banks reject almost half of personal insolvency proposals

The head of the insolvency service said banks are challenging proposals “on as many fronts as possible”.

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Oct 25th 2017, 1:30 PM

# Tracker Scandal

From 'I don't know what a tracker mortgage is' to the biggest financial scandal of our time

The heads of three banks are due to meet with the Finance Minister to discuss the issue today.

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Oct 23rd 2017, 12:05 AM

# out of patience

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

# Overcharging

23 people lost their homes because of the tracker mortgage scandal

Financial institutions have paid out €163 million to affected customers to date.

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Oct 17th 2017, 12:01 PM

# Ophelia

Here are the shops and businesses remaining closed due to storm

Dunnes, Lidl, Tesco and Aldi are among the outlets closed.

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Oct 16th 2017, 4:30 PM

# crackdown

Central Bank urged to 'flex its muscle' with banks over slow progress in tracker mortgage scandal

Many customers will have to wait until well into 2018 to get their money back and receive compensation.

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Oct 8th 2017, 4:00 PM

# tracker mortgage scandal

McGrath: 'How did the banks happen to make the same mistake that hurt their customers?'

Thousands of customers have been charged higher interest rates than they should have been.

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Oct 6th 2017, 1:44 PM

# bailed-out banks

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

# Hotting Up

Irish banks are at war over mortgage rates - which could be good for consumers

KBC has announced a new fixed mortgage rate offering.

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Sep 21st 2017, 6:00 AM

# internal migration

Services closing, lack of transport and young people leaving - the causes and cost of rural isolation

Many local businesses are being forced to shut their doors and vital services are diminishing at a fast pace.

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Sep 17th 2017, 7:00 AM

# Tracker Mortgage

'Someone knew what they were doing': Financial watchdog says tracker mortgage scandal is unacceptable

Ombudsman Ger Deering said his office has seen firsthand the level of hardship people have experienced as they struggle to pay back their debt.

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Sep 4th 2017, 6:05 AM

# restrictions

Business people, farmers and older people forced to travel to other towns as banks go cashless

Limits on cash lodgements and withdrawals are causing headaches for some rural customers.

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Sep 3rd 2017, 8:00 AM

# Housing Crisis

'Banks are out of touch': Bank of Ireland criticised over ad about couple moving back in with parents

The tweet about a couple who returned home to live with parents to save for a mortgage has received a huge backlash.

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Aug 24th 2017, 10:48 AM

# Overcharging

'Living in financial limbo': Victims of tracker mortgage scandal still waiting for answers from banks

Thousands of customers were denied tracker rates and charged a higher rate of interest than they should have been paying.

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Aug 14th 2017, 12:05 AM

# permanent jump

Quarterly charges jump from €3.18 to €18 for some Permanent TSB customers

The bank says these charges bring Permanent TSB in line with competitors.

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Aug 9th 2017, 6:01 AM

# Evictions

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