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Allied Irish Banks

# allied-irish-banks - Wednesday 24 April, 2013

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The 30-second ad was shot by Dublin based advertising agency Rothco.

AIB, EBS and Haven variable rate mortgages to increase from June

The rate increases vary from 0.25 per cent to 0.4 per cent.

# allied-irish-banks - Wednesday 27 March, 2013

AIB recorded pre-tax loss of €3.8 billion in 2012

AIB’s chief executive David Duffy – who the report shows was paid €546,000 last year – said that assisting mortgage customers in difficulty would be a “major priority for this year”.

# allied-irish-banks - Saturday 9 March, 2013

Doherty condemns AIB use of non-disclosure agreement for mortgage deals

Buy-to-let borrowers signing the agreement are requested not to disclose any details of negotiations with the bank, including the fact that they are happening.

# allied-irish-banks - 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.

# allied-irish-banks - Friday 28 December, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Bondholders

In last bondholder payment of 2012, BoI pays out nearly €40 million

The only one of Ireland’s main banks not under State control makes the final payment to bondholders today bringing to over €20 billion the amount paid out by it and other banks this year.

# allied-irish-banks - Wednesday 12 December, 2012

EU approves six-month extension of Ireland’s bank guarantee

The approval is seen as routine and may be the last extension, with the possibility of a withdrawal early next year.

# allied-irish-banks - Saturday 8 December, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Debt

Shatter welcomes AIB comments on mortgage write-offs

The Justice Minister has said that the personal insolvency bill will be enacted through both Oireachtas houses by 20 December and will become operative next year.

# allied-irish-banks - Wednesday 7 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie AIB

Taoiseach welcomes cut to ex-AIB chief’s pension

Kenny added that the taxation of pensions will be dealt with in the Budget for 2013.

# allied-irish-banks - Tuesday 6 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Bankers' Pay

AIB chief executive asks senior executives to give up pensions

Enda Kenny says the AIB chief has written to former executives, asking them to recall their ‘moral responsibility’.

# allied-irish-banks - Tuesday 9 October, 2012

Banks repay €3.3 billion in fees from State guarantee schemes

New figures show the seven banks covered by the State’s guarantees have returned €3.36 billion so far.

# allied-irish-banks - Monday 8 October, 2012

PPI

Central Bank names six banks which missold PPI to ineligible customers

A seventh institution asked not to be named by the regulator.

# allied-irish-banks - Thursday 4 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Bondholders

Noonan: There is no way of verifying who AIB bondholders are

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has said that an attempt to verify exactly who the bondholders who received €1 billion this week are would be an “irretrievable” step towards default.

# allied-irish-banks - Monday 1 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie AIB

GALLERY: Protestors occupy AIB branches over €1 billion bond repayment

Sinn Féin protested at AIB’s O’Connell St branch – while the Occupy movement moved into Grafton St – to protest the move.

From TheJournal.ie Bondholders

AIB repays €1 billion to unsecured bondholders today

More than €18 billion has been repaid to bondholders by state-owned Irish banks this year.

# allied-irish-banks - Tuesday 4 September, 2012

Infographic: How much have the Irish put into their banks?

As this image reveals, quite a bit.

# allied-irish-banks - Thursday 9 August, 2012

AIB

AIB apologises for misreporting of customer loan repayment data

Personal customer reports provided by the bank to the Irish Credit Bureau misrepresented information on missed loan repayments.

# allied-irish-banks - Friday 27 July, 2012

AIB

AIB confirms branch closures as operating loss cut by 64 per cent

Bank also announced a 0.5 per cent increase in its Standard Variable mortgage rate.

# allied-irish-banks - Thursday 5 July, 2012

Passing ECB cut on to customers a ‘commercial decision for each bank’ – Dept of Finance

Tracker mortgage customers will see their rate adjusted as per the ECB change – but what about other mortgage holders?

# allied-irish-banks - Thursday 14 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Take 5

The 5 at 5: Thursday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

# allied-irish-banks - Friday 27 April, 2012

AIB

Around 11,500 AIB credit card customers to be refunded over €3.1m

Ireland’s biggest bank has apologised for overcharging customers who could now be entitled to refunds averaging €270 per customer.

# allied-irish-banks - Friday 30 March, 2012

AIB

AIB reports losses of €2.3 billion for last year

The bank’s annual financial report has been released this morning, revealing a growing number of bad mortgage debts.

# allied-irish-banks - Saturday 3 March, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Club Sub

AIB still paying millions for staff gym and golf club fees Exclusive

The bank – which is 99.8 per cent owned by the taxpayer – still pays fees for thousands of staff, despite a State ban on bonuses.

# allied-irish-banks - Wednesday 22 February, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Art

AIB to donate 39 major artworks to the State

The bank will also make almost one thousand pieces of art available to be used for public exhibition.

# allied-irish-banks - Thursday 8 December, 2011

Good news: AIB, BoI and IL&P banks pass latest round of stress tests

The results were widely expected and indicate that Michael Noonan’s restructuring of the banking system is working in this regard.

From TheJournal.ie Mortgages

AIB will not pass on ECB’s 0.25pc cut to mortgage customers

AIB says its funding costs are not driven by the ECB’s own rates – and that it needs to ensure it makes money for the taxpayer.

# allied-irish-banks - Monday 21 November, 2011

AIB

AIB sells asset management wing to South African finance company

Prescient Holdings has acquired AIB Investment Managers for an undisclosed sum in a deal subject to regulatory approval.

# allied-irish-banks - Wednesday 9 November, 2011

# allied-irish-banks - Thursday 27 October, 2011

New initiative will make applying for credit ‘easier’ for businesses

The new Standardised SME Lending Application Form, adopted by AIB and Bank of Ireland, will help businesses to identify exactly what is required of them when applying for credit, says the Minister for Small Business

# allied-irish-banks - Sunday 25 September, 2011

AIB

AIB seeks to pay new CEO salary above €500,000 threshold

Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has confirmed that the bank wants to pay a new CEO above the salary cap introduced by the last government.

# allied-irish-banks - Thursday 22 September, 2011

AIB launches phone-friendly banking site, with apps to come

AIB has unveiled a mobile-friendly version of its Internet Banking site, with Android and iPhone apps to be launched shortly.

# allied-irish-banks - Monday 22 August, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Emergency Lending

US Fed gave Irish banks €8bn in emergency loans

Data compiled by Bloomberg shows that Ireland’s banks got emergency loans from the US while being capitalised back home.

# allied-irish-banks - Tuesday 26 July, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Should the State abolish the cap on bankers’ pay?

Matthew Elderfield says the pay cap is making it tough to get the best talent. Should we consider lifting it?

# allied-irish-banks - Monday 25 July, 2011

AIB

AIB posts €2.6bn loss for first six months of 2011

AIB loses €5bn in deposits in between January and June, but made €2.2bn with public help and the sale of its Polish arm.

# allied-irish-banks - Thursday 23 June, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Bank Of Ireland

Bank of Ireland deal knocks €2bn off taxpayer’s bill

The savings mean the taxpayer will have to give the bank less cash to keep it afloat.

# allied-irish-banks - Tuesday 14 June, 2011

AIB

AIB saves taxpayer €1.6bn by burning junior bondholders

Preliminary results of AIB’s burden-sharing exercise, largely cleared by the courts last week, are positive for the public.

# allied-irish-banks - Monday 13 June, 2011

AIB has defaulted: the official verdict of a global banking group

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association says AIB’s plans for burden-sharing are tantamount to a default.

# allied-irish-banks - Wednesday 8 June, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Irish Banks

€7.3bn: the cost of bailing out unguaranteed bank bondholders so far

While most of the banks’ liabilities are covered by the government guarantee, we’ve been footing the bill for other bonds.

# allied-irish-banks - Thursday 26 May, 2011

€1: The price AIB will pay to take over EBS Building Society

The merger will be completed by July 1, but EBS will retain its own brand after AIB buys its shares for the price of €1.

# allied-irish-banks - Wednesday 27 April, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: Nick Leeson on why bankers’ bonuses are a red herring

In his latest weekly column for TheJournal.ie, Nick Leeson writes that bankers’ bonuses awarded during the economic crisis are not contractual should be refunded – but warns against believing bonus culture itself is the whole problem.

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