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# Permanent TSB

Last month
November 2023
Couple sue Pepper Finance over 'excessive' interest rate on mortgage sold on by bank
The court heard the result of this case may have implications for thousands of other mortgage holders.
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Nov 7th 2023, 5:00 PM
This year
2023
Permanent TSB launches app feature that detects fraud messages and scam websites
The in-app security feature will block customers from clicking on a suspicious website on their mobile phone device.
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Oct 12th 2023, 8:31 AM
'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
Permanent TSB reports pre-tax profit of €26 million for first half of 2023
The bank acquired 88,000 new mortgage and business customers from Ulster Bank.
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Aug 2nd 2023, 10:05 AM
Permanent TSB increases rates on some of its fixed rate mortgages
Permanent TSB customers are encouraged to contact the bank to enquire about the specific rates on their mortgages and loans.
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Jul 28th 2023, 3:08 PM
Permanent TSB is increasing its new fixed mortgage rates by 0.75%
The changes announced today follow five rounds of interest rate increases from the European Central Bank.
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Mar 7th 2023, 4:27 PM
Permanent TSB announces rate increases for new fixed rate mortgages
The hike in mortgage rates follows interest rate changes by the European Central Bank.
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Jan 13th 2023, 6:26 PM
12 Ulster Bank branches to close today
A further 13 branches will close next week before becoming branches of Permanent TSB.
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Jan 6th 2023, 8:21 AM
Last year
2022
Permanent TSB becomes latest bank to raise interest on fixed rate mortgages
The increases will range from 0.05% to 0.9% depending on a range of factors.
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Nov 18th 2022, 7:51 AM
Competition watchdog green lights Permanent TSB's €7.6 billion deal with Ulster Bank
The deal includes 25 of Ulster Bank’s branches.
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Jul 22nd 2022, 9:24 AM
Competition authority launches full probe into Permanent TSB's €7.6 billion Ulster Bank deal
The investigation will determine whether the proposed acquisition could lead to a substantial lessening of competition in the State.
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May 10th 2022, 2:20 PM
Flurry of announcements caps off noteworthy week for Irish banks and their customers
Stakeholders say the industry is staring down the barrel of one of the biggest logistical challenges in its history.
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Apr 29th 2022, 12:26 PM
Is your bank exiting the market? Take action soon, experts say. Here's what you need to know
A report by
Ian Curran
Ulster Bank and KBC Bank are in the process of winding down their Irish operations as announced last year.
Ulster Bank and KBC Bank are in the process of winding down their Irish operations as announced last year.
Concerns have been raised in recent months about the scale of the logistical challenges involved.
Consumer experts say customers have time to sort out new arrangements but they should "take action" soon.
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Apr 15th 2022, 12:05 AM
Ulster Bank gives current and deposit account customers six months' notice to switch providers
Separately, KBC Bank announced yesterday that from June, customers will get 90 days’ notice to move their accounts.
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Apr 13th 2022, 1:39 PM
Banks 'ill-prepared for the biggest logistical challenge in Irish banking since the euro'
A report by
Ian Curran
Concerns have been raised that the exits of Ulster Bank and KBC Bank could be “the perfect storm” for the remaining banks.
Concerns have been raised that the exits of Ulster Bank and KBC Bank could be "the perfect storm" for the remaining banks.
Over one million customers will have to choose a new provider and switch over their current accounts.
But the Financial Services Union believes significant customer service issues are likely to arise, Ian Curran reports.
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Apr 4th 2022, 12:05 AM
Is your bank exiting the market? Take action soon, experts say. Here's what you need to know
Permanent TSB apologises after 'technical issues' meant some customers didn't get wages
The issue has since been resolved.
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Jan 29th 2022, 12:11 PM
All time
Regulator to pursue former Permanent TSB executive in first individual tracker mortgage probe
The bank reached a €21 million settlement with the Central Bank in 2019 in respect of 42 regulatory breaches.
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Nov 10th 2021, 12:23 PM
Permanent TSB experiencing 'extremely high call volumes due to ongoing fraud incident'
The bank has apologised to customers due to wait times on its phonelines.
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Sep 26th 2021, 2:37 PM
Permanent TSB plans to take over €7.6 billion of Ulster Bank loans and 25 branches
Ulster Bank has over one million customers, along with 2,800 staff and 88 branches across the country.
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Jul 23rd 2021, 8:48 AM
Gardaí warn of text scam telling people of 'unusual activity' on Permanent TSB account
Gardaí say the fraudsters want your personal data so they can steal money.
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Jul 22nd 2021, 9:51 AM
'Lingering resentment': Public trust in Irish banks remains low after 2008
But trust levels have improved substantially among younger customers since the crash.
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May 17th 2021, 2:19 PM
Ulster Bank topped the Financial Ombudsman's complaints table in 2020 for the second year in a row
The watchdog also received 492 new complaints about tracker mortgages in 2020.
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Mar 30th 2021, 11:40 AM
Permanent TSB reports a pre-tax loss of €166 million in 2020 as Covid hits new lending
The 75% State-owned bank took a loan impairment charge of €155 million.
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Mar 3rd 2021, 8:31 AM
Irish banks want to take on Revolut together — but why has the competition watchdog 'rejected' them?
Why has it taken so long for Irish banks to address competition from fresh-faced fintech companies?
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Jan 24th 2021, 6:30 AM
'There are people working in their bedrooms keeping the banking system going and this is their reward'
Bank of Ireland redundancies ‘surprised’ the general secretary of the Financial Services Union.
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Aug 9th 2020, 12:05 AM
Explainer: Why Irish banks are being accused of 'profiteering from the pandemic'
Developments in recent days have undermined the banks’ positions.
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Jul 9th 2020, 2:26 PM
Bank bosses may face fines and sanctions in the future, but won't get jail time under new law
The new laws were drawn up in the wake of the tracker-mortgage scandal.
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Jun 18th 2019, 9:00 PM
Central Bank urged to ensure banks don't pass on tracker scandal fines to customers
This week Permanent TSB was fined €21 million for regulatory breaches.
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Jun 1st 2019, 9:30 AM
Permanent TSB fined record €21 million over tracker mortgage scandal
PTSB has apologised “unreservedly” to the customers affected by the tracker mortgage scandal.
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May 30th 2019, 2:07 PM
Problem over payment of child benefit to Irish parents 'resolved' following industry-wide banking issue
Customers with An Post, Ulster Bank and PTSB have been affected.
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Oct 2nd 2018, 2:28 PM
343 homes repossessed over mortgage arrears during second quarter of 2018
Tens of thousands of people are still feeling the effects of the mortgage crisis ten years later.
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Sep 7th 2018, 5:50 PM
Mortgage-holders caught up in PTSB loan sale to be invited to tell of the turmoil it has caused
Sinn Féin’s finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty said a full committee session should be dedicated to the loan book sale.
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Sep 4th 2018, 6:40 PM
'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
'Where's Paschal?': Calls for political leadership as PTSB mortgage sale to vulture fund to proceed
The bank has confirmed that performing loans and customers who have engaged will also be sold off.
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Aug 8th 2018, 6:34 PM
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
Calls for Dáil to be recalled after PTSB sell thousands of home loans to vulture fund
The bank sold its controversial Project Glas loan portfolio to a so-called vulture fund for around €1.3 billion.
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Aug 1st 2018, 9:57 AM
PTSB sells thousands of home loan mortgages to vulture fund
A total of 7,400 are owner-occupier mortgages, while 3,300 are buy-to-let properties.
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Jul 31st 2018, 8:10 PM
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
Grafton Street branch of PTSB occupied by anti-vulture fund demonstrators
The protesters accuse the bank of putting the lives of people in almost 20,000 households in jeopardy.
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Mar 9th 2018, 4:00 PM
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
A murder investigation in Sligo, Fianna Fáil’s rising popularity and the death of British actress Emma Chambers…
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Feb 24th 2018, 8:02 PM
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