EBS Building Society
# ebs-building-society - 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.
# ebs-building-society - 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.
# ebs-building-society - Thursday 8 December, 2011
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.
# ebs-building-society - Wednesday 3 August, 2011
Exchequer runs €18.9bn deficit in first seven months – with banks to blame
Department of Finance figures show that the Exchequer would be €2bn better off than at last year, if not for the banks.
# ebs-building-society - 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.
# ebs-building-society - Wednesday 27 April, 2011
Ever wanted to be a bank director? Now’s your chance
The Department of Finance says it will advertise in the papers, seeking expressions of interest for appointments to boards.
# ebs-building-society - Monday 18 April, 2011
The 9 at 9: Monday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: Enda’s “charm offensive” continues, MORE bad news for Irish banks, and a new €430m ski resort in… Louth?
# ebs-building-society - Friday 15 April, 2011
EBS posts records losses of €590m for 2010
The results come as the building society prepares for a merger with Allied Irish Banks as ordered by the government last month.
# ebs-building-society - Thursday 31 March, 2011
State must shell out another €24bn to banking sector – stress tests
AIB needs €13.3bn, Bank of Ireland €5.2bn, Irish Life & Permanent €4bn, and EBS building society €1.5bn in state funds.
# ebs-building-society - Wednesday 30 March, 2011
Three banks will need €9bn more in state funding, according to stress tests
All six of the guaranteed banks will be in state ownership, with Bank of Ireland and Irish Life and Permanent needing cash.
Sale of EBS halted by the government
The National Treasury Management Agency says the sale of the building society was not ‘commercially attractive’
# ebs-building-society - Thursday 17 March, 2011
Central Bank stress tests consider 13.4% per cent drop in house prices
Central bank stress tests are considering the possibility of a 55 – 60 per cent drop in house prices since the peak of the property boom in 2007.
# ebs-building-society - Wednesday 2 March, 2011
Central Bank reveals full extent of banks’ bond liabilities
The Central Bank decides, on a ‘once-off’ basis, to tell us that Ireland’s banks owe bondholders a total of €63.4 billion.
# ebs-building-society - Thursday 16 December, 2010
Bowler to retire as chair of Irish Life & Permanent
Gillian Bowler will step down from the helm of Irish Life & Permanent once her successor has been appointed.
# ebs-building-society - Tuesday 19 October, 2010
European Commission begins investigation into EBS plan
The European Commission begins its probe into the plans of the state-owned building society, which is up for sale.





























