Jane Howard

KBC does not recognise unions, but ‘substantial’ number of staff are members

Regulator found lender devised ‘deliberate strategies’ to overcharge customers

CEO announced last December that the bank was exiting the British SME market

A number of locations in Dublin, Cork and Galway are set to close following review

Bank commits to support current mortgage applicants and borrowers in difficulty

Lender says colleagues kept in the dark over wind-down due to ‘confidentiality restriction’

Questions will focus particularly on problem mortgages and the outlook for bank staff

Staff the last to be informed about decision that was known to everyone else

Decision by NatWest affects mortgages, business loans and deposits

Over the course of 160 years, Ulster Bank grew from a small regional presence to being a major property lender in the Celtic Tiger boom years

Financial Services Union says bank staff must have option to move with their work

Staff to be briefed after bank results are published on Friday

Bank’s parent considering winding down division as Covid-19 further depresses profits

Ulster’s parent is undertaking a strategic review of the unit

Ulster Bank, Central Bank refuse to appear before Oireachtas committee on bank’s future

Yet another review likely to decide if lender has a future in Irish market