# the-banks - Wednesday 18 May, 2022
# The Banks
# The Banks
But bank officials said the lender will remain flexible and urged customers having difficulties to come forward immediately.
# the-banks - Tuesday 10 May, 2022
# The Banks
# The Banks
The investigation will determine whether the proposed acquisition could lead to a substantial lessening of competition in the State.
# the-banks - Friday 29 April, 2022
# The Banks
# The Banks
Stakeholders say the industry is staring down the barrel of one of the biggest logistical challenges in its history.
# the-banks - Friday 15 April, 2022
# The Banks
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.
# the-banks - Wednesday 13 April, 2022
# The Banks
# The Banks
Separately, KBC Bank announced yesterday that from June, customers will get 90 days’ notice to move their accounts.
# the-banks - Monday 4 April, 2022
# The 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.
# the-banks - Monday 28 March, 2022
# The Banks
# The Banks
It’s part of the NatWest-owned bank’s phased withdrawal from the market in the Republic of Ireland, announced in February 2021.
# the-banks - 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”.
# the-banks - Tuesday 21 December, 2021
# The Banks
# The Banks
The plan is similar to the one used by the Government to sell part of its remaining bailout-era stake in Bank of Ireland.
# the-banks - Thursday 2 December, 2021
# The Banks
# The Banks
The failures could have led to customers being denied access to basic banking services.
# the-banks - Wednesday 10 November, 2021
# Central Bank
# Central Bank
The bank reached a €21 million settlement with the Central Bank in 2019 in respect of 42 regulatory breaches.
# the-banks - Tuesday 9 November, 2021
# Sean FitzPatrick
# Sean FitzPatrick
The former chairman of the collapsed bank never felt he had anything to apologise for.
# the-banks - Wednesday 20 October, 2021
# The Banks
# The Banks
The CCPC said an in-depth investigation was required to determine whether the deal would weaken competition.
# the-banks - Thursday 5 August, 2021
# The Banks
# The Banks
The FSU has sought a meeting with Paschal Donohoe over plans to sell the State’s stake in Bank of Ireland.
# the-banks - Thursday 22 July, 2021
# Big Deal
# Big Deal
The firm was put up for sale earlier this after being rocked by a €4.1 million regulatory fine.
# the-banks - Tuesday 20 July, 2021
# The Banks
# The Banks
AIB cited the “unrelenting shift” to digital banking as one of the reasons for the branch cull.
# the-banks - Tuesday 6 July, 2021
# The Banks
# The Banks
Some 250 full-time roles will be relocated while a number of contractor jobs will be cut altogether.
# the-banks - Thursday 24 June, 2021
# The Banks
# The Banks
Finance minister Paschal Donohoe announced the six-month sale process yesterday.
# the-banks - Wednesday 16 June, 2021
# Road To Recovery
# Road To Recovery
“A clearer path to recovery” has become visible in recent months.
# the-banks - Monday 17 May, 2021
# The Banks
# The Banks
But trust levels have improved substantially among younger customers since the crash.
# the-banks - Tuesday 30 March, 2021
# The Banks
# The Banks
The watchdog also received 492 new complaints about tracker mortgages in 2020.
# the-banks - Thursday 25 March, 2021
# The Banks
# The Banks
It’s the largest fine the Central Bank of Ireland has ever handed out.
# the-banks - Sunday 14 March, 2021
# Davy Sale
# Davy Sale
The Central Bank wants an expanded regulatory toolkit to tackle individuals.
# the-banks - Wednesday 3 March, 2021
# The Banks
# The Banks
The 75% State-owned bank took a loan impairment charge of €155 million.
# the-banks - Tuesday 2 March, 2021
# The Banks
# The Banks
The bank says the move will diversify its revenue streams and address gaps in its customer offerings.
# the-banks - Monday 1 March, 2021
# the-banks - 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
# The Banks
# The Banks
The Government’s priority is to protect the 2,800 workers affected by the decision, Micheál Martin said.
# Ulster Bank
# Ulster Bank
Ulster Bank’s long goodbye creates major headaches for policymakers.
# the-banks - Thursday 18 February, 2021
# The Banks
# The Banks
A formal announcement is expected on Ulster Bank’s operations in the Republic of Ireland tomorrow.
# the-banks - Tuesday 16 February, 2021
# Bpfi
# Bpfi
Irish mortgage applicants face some of the highest interest rates in Europe.
# the-banks - Sunday 24 January, 2021
# The Banks
# The Banks
Why has it taken so long for Irish banks to address competition from fresh-faced fintech companies?
# the-banks - Wednesday 25 November, 2020
# ECB
# ECB
A resurgence of the virus has weakened euro area growth forecasts.
# the-banks - Thursday 12 November, 2020
# The Banks
# The Banks
However, the Belgian-owned bank saw a ‘record number’ of mortgage applications in the third quarter.
# the-banks - Wednesday 21 October, 2020
# The Banks
# The Banks
The Minister for Finance met with representatives from Ulster Bank today.
# the-banks - Saturday 26 September, 2020
# Tracker Mortgages
# Tracker Mortgages
Central Bank investigations into three other banks are ongoing.
# the-banks - Thursday 24 September, 2020
# The Banks
# The Banks
The Central Bank said the impact on customers was ‘devastating’.
# the-banks - Thursday 10 September, 2020
# The Banks
# The Banks
The bank suffered a loss of €276 million in the first six months of the year.
# the-banks - Wednesday 19 August, 2020
# The Banks
# The Banks
The Financial Services Union has written to the WRC seeking conciliation.
# the-banks - Sunday 9 August, 2020
# The Banks
# The Banks
Bank of Ireland redundancies ‘surprised’ the general secretary of the Financial Services Union.
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