Ulster Bank
# ulster-bank - Thursday 13 June, 2013
Back for good? Irish lenders promoting 90 per cent mortgages
KBC Bank is now actively seeking candidates for 90 per cent loans, but did you know other lenders are making similar offers?
# ulster-bank - Monday 10 June, 2013
A British newspaper claims Ireland got a £10bn ‘back-door bailout’ from the UK
The Times reports that the UK’s £45 billion bailout of Ulster Bank’s parent Royal Bank of Scotland five years ago amounts to an ‘injection into the Republic’.
# ulster-bank - Wednesday 5 June, 2013
How Sean Dunne could be declared bankrupt in Ireland… and in the US
A court ruling in the US is a blow to the former property developer who owes millions to Ulster Bank.
# ulster-bank - Tuesday 4 June, 2013
British government ‘wants Ireland to buy Ulster Bank’ – report
The BBC says the Treasury will give up ownership of Ulster Bank in exchange for the British loans currently held by NAMA.
# ulster-bank - Saturday 4 May, 2013
Bankrupt developer Sean Dunne reveals liabilities of €718 million
The bankruptcy filing also reveals that he has an average monthly income of €17,000 per month.
# ulster-bank - Friday 3 May, 2013
Ulster Bank lost €1,500 a minute in the first three months of 2013
The British-owned bank continued to post an operating profit – but saw its gains worn away as it wrote off €285m of debts.
# ulster-bank - Monday 22 April, 2013
Ulster Bank drops free banking with €4 monthly charge for current accounts
Ulster Bank will charge €4 a month for current accounts from July – unless customers keep minimum balances or lodge certain amounts.
# ulster-bank - Sunday 31 March, 2013
Sean Dunne declares bankruptcy in US
The former property devleoper filed for bankruptcy at a Connecticut court on Friday, citing assets of between $1 – 10 million and debts in the region of $500 million – $1 billion.
# ulster-bank - Thursday 14 March, 2013
Column: New restructuring targets for banks don’t go far enough to help distressed borrowers
Banks need strict supervision – they have crippled us and can’t be allowed run free, writes David Hall.
# ulster-bank - Monday 11 March, 2013
Construction activity continues to fall as decline in unemployment eases
The weakest fall in activity was seen on housing projects and commercial and civil engineering each saw a slightly quicker reduction in activity.
# ulster-bank - Thursday 7 March, 2013
Ulster Bank ATM services ‘running as normal’
The bank has apologised to customers impacted by a glitch that also affected RBS and NatWest in the UK.
# ulster-bank - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
Ulster Bank apologises for customer problems
The bank took to Twitter to apologise after customers reported they could not access their accounts using ATMs.
# ulster-bank - Thursday 28 February, 2013
Ulster Bank parent company lost nearly €6bn in 2012
Royal Bank of Scotland, which is majority owned by the British government, took a £5 billion charge for loan impairments last year.
# ulster-bank - Wednesday 27 February, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added sad moments in films
Here’s all the things we learned, loved and shared today.
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
‘Under-collection error’ means 1,300 Ulster Bank customers face €41m bill
Mortgage customers at the bank were under-charged in recent years resulting in the shortfall that will now need to be repaid by these customers. The bank has apologised.
# ulster-bank - Sunday 20 January, 2013
State-owned British banks ‘bailed out Irish ones by €16bn’ – report
The Sunday Telegraph says a quarter of the British taxpayer’s bailouts of RBS and Lloyds has gone to Ireland.
# ulster-bank - Thursday 3 January, 2013
Ulster Bank the latest to announce branch closures
The bank looks set to close 20 branches across the island of Ireland in the coming weeks.
# ulster-bank - Monday 10 December, 2012
Rate of decline in construction activity unchanged in November
Jobs were also being cut at a sharper pace during the month, in line with reduced workloads, according to the latest Ulster Bank Construction PMI.
# ulster-bank - Monday 19 November, 2012
The Evening Fix… now with added tastes from home
Here’s all the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Ulster Bank fined €1.9 million by Central Bank
This is the first time a bank has been fined by the Central Bank for breaking capital requirements.
# ulster-bank - Monday 12 November, 2012
Sharp fall in construction continued in October
Index from Ulster Bank shows that the rate of decline has slowed – but is still heading downwards.
# ulster-bank - Friday 2 November, 2012
The Evening Fix… now with added Mr Burns endorsing Romney
Here’s all the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Ulster Bank IT failure cost bank over €100 million
The company said that the operational costs reached €103m, including redress for 750,000 customers which cost €52m.
# ulster-bank - Wednesday 31 October, 2012
Two armed men rob Ulster Bank in Dalkey, Co Dublin
The robbery, which took place at 3.20pm, led to what Gardai are describing as an insignificant amount of money being taken. Some of the cash has since been recovered.
# ulster-bank - Friday 19 October, 2012
Ulster Bank customers can now donate to charities at ATMs
The Giving Scheme was launched across Ireland and Northern Ireland yesterday.
# ulster-bank - Monday 8 October, 2012
Central Bank names six banks which missold PPI to ineligible customers
A seventh institution asked not to be named by the regulator.
# ulster-bank - Thursday 27 September, 2012
Ulster Bank League: Quinlan joins commentary team for new season’s kick-off
The former Munster back-row will offer his insight at the ‘Friday Night Lights’ opener between Young Munster and Shannon.
# ulster-bank - Thursday 13 September, 2012
5pc spike in complaints to Financial Services Ombudsman
3,700 people lodged complaints with Bill Prasifka’s office in the first half of 2012 – a 5 per cent increase in last year.
# ulster-bank - Wednesday 5 September, 2012
British watchdog to examine IT failure at Ulster Bank
The Financial Services Authority is to conduct an investigation into the systems failure at the Royal Bank of Scotland.
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know as you kick off your day.
# ulster-bank - Saturday 1 September, 2012
Mixed reaction from customers to Ulster Bank deal
Did the technical glitch affect you? Are you happy with the compensation package?
# ulster-bank - Friday 31 August, 2012
Ulster Bank compensation: the details
Many customers have already received a €25 payment as part of a wider restitution package.
The 9 at 9: Friday
Good morning! Here’s nine things to know this Friday…
Ulster Bank compensation scheme expected today
Details of the package will be announced later today, according to reports.
# ulster-bank - Tuesday 14 August, 2012
# ulster-bank - Saturday 4 August, 2012
Ulster Bank says ‘normal service resumed’ for most customers
Banking group Royal Bank of Scotland said the cost of cleaning up the Ulster Bank technical ‘glitch’ – including redress to customers – would cost stg£28m (€35.5m).
# ulster-bank - Friday 3 August, 2012
The 9 at 9: Friday
It’s almost the long weekend…but here’s nine things to know first.
RBS sets aside stg£28m for Ulster Bank tech ‘glitch’
Interim results report clarifies the amount being earmarked for both redress for beleaguered Ulster Bank customers in Ireland and the costs associated with dealing with the system failure.
# ulster-bank - Tuesday 31 July, 2012
Consumers’ Association launches ‘class action’ against Ulster Bank
The CAI is gathering information from customers left out of pocket by the recent technical problems at Ulster Bank.






















































