# ptsb - Wednesday 3 March, 2021
# The Banks
# The Banks
The 75% State-owned bank took a loan impairment charge of €155 million.
# ptsb - Friday 19 February, 2021
# The Banks
Ulster Bank said this morning that the move won’t mean an immediate change for customers Staff are "deeply disappointed" by the decision to wind down Ulster Bank in Ireland Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe called it a "difficult day" from an Irish banking perspective and for Ulster Bank staff
# ptsb - Thursday 30 May, 2019
# Might Fine
# Might Fine
PTSB has apologised “unreservedly” to the customers affected by the tracker mortgage scandal.
# ptsb - Monday 15 April, 2019
# Irish Banking Culture Board
# Irish Banking Culture Board
The board is funded by the five pillar banks and chaired by a retired Court of Appeal judge.
# ptsb - Tuesday 9 April, 2019
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
Fianna Fáil’s Michael McGrath described the figure as ‘extraordinarily high’.
# ptsb - Saturday 23 March, 2019
# Tax Loophole
# Tax Loophole
Edmund Honohan has said there are many similarities to be drawn with the Apple case being taken.
# ptsb - Thursday 31 January, 2019
# Great Irish Sell Off
# Great Irish Sell Off
The Bill puts into law what already exists at the moment as a voluntary Central Bank code
# ptsb - Friday 28 December, 2018
# Sell Off
# Sell Off
Varadkar says he tried to remove split mortgage-holders from recent loan book sales but failed to do so.
# ptsb - Thursday 6 December, 2018
# Mortgage Arrears
# Mortgage Arrears
Last week the bank confirmed it was transferring more than 6,000 home loans into a special purpose vehicle.
# ptsb - Thursday 29 November, 2018
# Sold
# Sold
Many of the mortgage-holders sold today had engaged with the bank and reached arrangements.
# ptsb - Thursday 27 September, 2018
# Your Say
# Your Say
It’s worried that staff at Irish banks could be attracted by more lucrative job offers.
# Wage Cap
# Wage Cap
The finance minister said State-owned banks are finding it difficult to retain staff due to wage competition.
# ptsb - Thursday 6 September, 2018
# Vulture Funds
# Vulture Funds
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.
# ptsb - Tuesday 4 September, 2018
# Vulture Funds
# Vulture Funds
Sinn Féin’s finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty said a full committee session should be dedicated to the loan book sale.
# ptsb - Saturday 18 August, 2018
# Sell Off
# Sell Off
‘Mary’ has been out of work since her cancer diagnosis. She had no idea her mortgage was to be sold to a vulture fund.
# ptsb - Tuesday 14 August, 2018
# Where's Paschal?
# Where's Paschal?
Questions have been mounting as to where Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe is in the midst of this summer’s vulture fund sell off.
# ptsb - Wednesday 8 August, 2018
# Sell Off
# Sell Off
The bank has confirmed that performing loans and customers who have engaged will also be sold off.
# ptsb - Monday 6 August, 2018
# Interview
# Interview
In an interview with TheJournal.ie, Shane Ross also says the government needs to have more of a say in State-owned banks.
# ptsb - Sunday 5 August, 2018
# Start Mortgages
# Start Mortgages
The announcement was made about the loans earlier this week – and it has since emerged that the portfolio included performing loans.
# ptsb - Wednesday 1 August, 2018
# Sell Off
# Sell Off
The bank sold its controversial Project Glas loan portfolio to a so-called vulture fund for around €1.3 billion.
# ptsb - Tuesday 31 July, 2018
# Sell Off
# Sell Off
A total of 7,400 are owner-occupier mortgages, while 3,300 are buy-to-let properties.
# ptsb - Monday 2 April, 2018
# Wrong Side Of The Tracks
# Wrong Side Of The Tracks
Those working in the North and living in the Republic have limited options at present when it comes to mortgage finance.
# ptsb - Saturday 24 February, 2018
# News Fix
# News Fix
A murder investigation in Sligo, Fianna Fáil’s rising popularity and the death of British actress Emma Chambers…
# Vulture Funds
# Vulture Funds
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.
# Vultures
# Vultures
With tens of thousands of mortgage holders potentially facing vulture funds, we spoke to some people who’ve been through it already.
# ptsb - Thursday 22 February, 2018
# Vulture Funds
# Vulture Funds
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said the bank has been asked to appear before the Oireachtas Finance Committee next week.
# ptsb - Wednesday 21 February, 2018
# Vulture Funds
# Vulture Funds
PTSB , which is 75% State owned, has been defending its plan to sell off a book of non-performing loans.
# ptsb - Tuesday 20 February, 2018
# Political Battle
# Political Battle
The proposed sell-off has become the subject of a political battle in recent days.
# ptsb - Thursday 15 February, 2018
# Fire Sale
# Fire Sale
PTSB , which is 75% owned by the State, states it is selling off non-performing loans.
# ptsb - Friday 13 October, 2017
# Expert Opinion
# Expert Opinion
Financial advisor Padraig Kissane said many people who should be included in the current redress process have been told they are not impacted.
# ptsb - Thursday 12 October, 2017
# Justice
# Justice
A number of customers affected by the error shared stories today of the hardship it caused.
# ptsb - Thursday 28 September, 2017
# Bailed-out Banks
# Bailed-out Banks
PTSB said the “accounting principle” is something it is obliged to comply with.
# ptsb - Tuesday 13 December, 2016
# Unite
# Unite
Unite trade union members at the bank have rejected a Labour Court pay recommendation.
# ptsb - Monday 5 December, 2016
# It Error
# It Error
It’s understood that around 300 customers were affected.
# ptsb - Tuesday 29 November, 2016
# Tracker Mortgages
# Tracker Mortgages
222 tracker mortgage customers were affected.
# ptsb - Sunday 27 November, 2016
# Bankers
# Bankers
Three of Ireland’s top bankers were before an Oireachtas committee to talk about the state of Irish banking system.
# ptsb - Monday 25 July, 2016
# High Court
# High Court
Permanent TSB admitted last year that it wrongly moved customers on tracker loans to more expensive mortgages.
# ptsb - Friday 3 July, 2015
# Finally
# Finally
Good news for some mortgage holders – depending on which bank they’re with.
# ptsb - Tuesday 28 April, 2015
# IOU Lots Of Money
# IOU Lots Of Money
The bank certainly seems to think so. And Michael Noonan too.
# ptsb - Saturday 25 April, 2015
# Making Bank
# Making Bank
That means they make up 1% of Ireland’s high earners.
A couple of showers this morning; clouds
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Partly sunny and cooler
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