Updated: 09:40, Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Customer pleads with PTSB to stop 'squeezing every euro' out of him

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Mortgage holders vent anger at PTSB rates

Angry mortgage holders have attacked PTSB at its annual general meeting for their higher-than-average interest rates with some protesting that they felt like "prisoners" in their own homes.

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Europeans tend to have fixed mortgages so Ireland is currently cheaper

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The Central Bank has clarified rules for lenders contacting consumers

New rules to stop banks harassing over debt

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Customer pleads with PTSB to stop 'squeezing every euro' out of him

Mortgage holders vent anger at PTSB rates

Angry mortgage holders have attacked PTSB at its annual general meeting for their higher-than-average interest rates with some protesting that they felt like "prisoners" in their own homes.

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