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Fri 01 Jan 2010Confusion reigns over what happens when the bank guarantee expires
There is a dearth of information and a lack of understanding in the bank sector itself about the new scheme to replace the blanket guarantee, writes CAROLINE MADDEN
THE GOVERNMENT’S blanket guarantee of Irish bank deposits – introduced in September 2008 to safeguard the banking system – was due to run out on September 29th, 2010. However, late last year it was updated and amended by the new Eligible Liabilities Guarantee (ELG) scheme, with the result that the guarantee has been extended for some deposits, but savers have been left in the dark as to what precisely this means for them.
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