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Explainer: Why Irish banks are being accused of 'profiteering from the pandemic'

Developments in recent days have undermined the banks’ positions.

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Jul 9th 2020, 2:26 PM

Internal bank documents reveal AIB mortgage break did require savings before meeting with minister

At the end of last week and over the weekend customers complained of issues they had accessing this payment deferral.

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Mar 27th 2020, 12:05 AM

Banks apologise for 'teething problems' with mortgage break, say customers don't need savings to qualify

Some customers who have lost their jobs because of the outbreak were told they needed months of savings in order to qualify for the break.

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Mar 23rd 2020, 4:17 PM