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PTSB reports 62% drop in half-year operating loss - and 362% increase in mortgage lending

Group chief executive says PTSB is making “huge progress on the arrears problem” and eight out of ten PTSB customers in arrears are engaging with the group.

PERMANENT TSB HAS reported a 62% drop in half-year operating loss before exceptional items to €171 million.

For the first half of 2013, the group reported an operating loss of €449m.

Impairment charges fell by 65% to €149m compared to the first half of last year, while mortgage lending increased 362% to €180m. The group recorded a 13% market share for new mortgages in the first half of 2014.

Total operating income for the group reached €159m for the first half of this year (compared to €119m for H1 2013).

Group Chief Executive Jeremy Masding described this year as “key” for PTSB, noting that the group’s underlying losses “are down significantly” while its strategic business unit “recorded an operating profit of some €62m”.

“We made huge progress on the arrears problem,” Masding added. “The number of customers in arrears over 90 days is down 14%. Of those in arrears, over 80% are engaging with us and we’re delivering sustainable, affordable treatments.”

In its half-year report, the group said it had offered treatments to 24,000 customers in arrears, and that 88% of home loan customers in arrears who engage with the group are offered treatments resulting in that customer retaining ownership of their home.

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    Mute Liam
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    Aug 19th 2014, 10:44 AM

    Fantastic… Time to get a mortgage, I better not miss out… :-/

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    Mute HARRY MARKOPOLOS
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    Aug 19th 2014, 11:58 AM

    Is this the bank that gave all it’s depositor’s money to the bust Anglo?

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    Mute Dara O'Brien
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    Aug 19th 2014, 7:54 PM

    No.

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    Aug 20th 2014, 12:58 AM

    Great bank for a free current account if you fit the criteria. Other than that, can’t think of anything good to say about them.

    Except maybe, unhelpful, condescending, and unfriendly. But hey, to each his own. Oh wait, they ain’t good traits. Just my experience.

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    Aug 20th 2014, 8:49 AM

    I am aware of a person who had a deposit account with PTSB at 2% deposit interest.

    An opportunity arose to buy a house but PTSB refused to repay the loan without significant penalty

    it offered to re-lend the depositor a loan at 7.5% which reflects a margin of 5.5% .

    This is not “banking” !

    It is usury!

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