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Ulster Bank said that it has responded quickly to help customers who have been financially impacted by the outbreak of Covid-19

Ulster Bank's first quarter income down almost 10%

Ulster Bank said today that its total income for the first three months of the year fell by 9.6% to €16m.

Business • 01 May 20

Ulster Bank said net loans to customers rose by €0.2 billion on the back of growth in the commercial loan portfolio

Ulster Bank's third quarter income dips

Ulster Bank has reported total income of €161m for the three months to the end of September.

Business • 24 Oct 19

RBS, which owns Ulster Bank here, saw bottom line profit fall 12.5% to €819 million in the three months to 31 March

RBS reports dip in Q1 profits due to Brexit uncertainty

Royal Bank of Scotland has reported a dip in first-quarter profit as the lender was held back by economic uncertainty and competitive pressures.

Business • 26 Apr 19

RBS also said it has begun contingency planning for Brexit by engaging with the Dutch central bank to use its existing banking licence in the Netherlands

RBS sees first half-year profit in three years

Royal Bank of Scotland, the parent company of Ulster Bank, has reported a half-year profit for the first time in three years as Chief Executive Ross McEwan signalled the lender is moving on from its troubled past.

Business • 04 Aug 17

Ulster Bank reported a net impairment release of £27m for the period, compared with £77m for the first half of 2015

€118m tracker mortgage provision by Ulster Bank

Operating expenses at Ulster Bank increased considerably during the first half of the year, mainly due to a €118m provision linked to the ongoing tracker mortgage investigation here.

Business • 05 Aug 16

RBS boss Ross McEwan tells staff that the bank is well placed to deal with Brexit fallout

RBS chief warns staff of economic uncertainties

Royal Bank of Scotland's chief executive Ross McEwan has issued a memo to staff, warning that the vote to leave the EU has created "short, medium and long-term" economic uncertainties.

Business • 28 Jun 16

Plans to sell stakes in RBS and Lloyds this year are now off the table, sources say

Sale of RBS and Lloyds stakes on hold after Brexit

The UK government has scrapped plans to sell stakes in Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group this year in the wake of the Brexit vote, sources said.

Business • 28 Jun 16

Ulster Bank facing possible fine for breach of the Consumer Protection Code for some tracker mortgage customers

Central Bank probes Ulster Bank's tracker moves

The Central Bank has begun an investigation into Ulster Bank's tracker mortgage customers who may have been wrongly moved to higher interest loans.

Business • 29 Apr 16

RBS last year scrapped plans to sell Ulster Bank's Irish division after injecting £15.3bn during the financial crisis

RBS considering sale of Ulster Bank Irish division

Royal Bank of Scotland Group, the UK’s largest taxpayer-owned lender, will revisit whether to sell its Irish Ulster Bank division as early as next year, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

Business • 03 Dec 15

Profit for the year to the end of September stood at €337m, with new lending to business up 51% and mortgage drawdowns rising by 48%

Ulster Bank reports 70% reduction in Q3 profit

Ulster Bank reported an operating profit of £114m (€157m) for the third quarter, down 70% for the same period in 2014 - according to the bank’s latest financial results.

Business • 30 Oct 15

Ulster Bank's Northern Irish business plans for closer alignment with its UK parent

Ulster Bank to change Irish structures

Ulster Bank has announced a new reporting structure for its business in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Business • 15 Sep 15

UK's Barclays fired eight employees as part of its settlement

Global banks plead guilty on rate rigging

Authorities have fined five of the world's largest banks, including JP Morgan Chase & Co and Citigroup, roughly $5.7 billion.

Business • 20 May 15

Ulster Bank reports operating profits of €752m for 2014

Ulster Bank posts 1st operating profit since 2008

Ulster Bank has reported an operating profit of €752m for the year to the end of December 2014 - its first annual profit since 2008.

Business • 26 Feb 15

Royal Bank of Scotland sells £4.8 billion of Irish property loans to Cerberus

RBS sells £4.8 billion of Irish loans to Cerberus

Royal Bank of Scotland said it had sold £4.8 billion of Irish property loans to an entity controlled by US private equity firm Cerberus.

Business • 16 Dec 14

Bank of England says UK banks should be tested regularly to check they have sufficient capital to withstand market shocks

UK banks pass BoE stress tests, apart from Co-Op

All Britain's main banks would be able to withstand a sharp fall in house prices, other than the troubled Co-Operative Bank, the Bank of England said today.

Business • 16 Dec 14

RBS said it made an error in the European stress test last month.

RBS made error in European stress test calculation

Royal Bank of Scotland said it only marginally passed a stress test last month by European regulators after admitting to an error in data it submitted, calling into question if it can pass a tougher test by British regulators.

Business • 21 Nov 14

The fines relate to the rigging of the $5 trillion-a-day foreign exchange markets

Regulators fine global banks $3.4 billion

Five of the world's biggest banks are to pay fines totalling £2 billion after regulators today lifted the lid on the latest scandal to hit the banking industry.

Business • 12 Nov 14

Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland are the biggest banks in the UK

Major UK banks face competition probe

A full-blown competition investigation is to take place into the dominance the UK's major banks have over personal and business accounts.

Business • 06 Nov 14

EBA test shows that Lloyds would hold a core Tier 1 capital ratio of 6.2% under its stress test scenarios

Lloyds narrowly passes EBA stress test

The Lloyds Banking Group narrowly passed a test set by European regulators to assess whether banks have enough capital to weather another economic crash.

Business • 26 Oct 14

RBS said in a trading update that it now expects to significantly outperform its previous guidance

Improving Irish economy to boost RBS

Royal Bank of Scotland will book lower bad debt charges than expected this year, helped by Ireland's improving economy, the bank has announced.

Business • 01 Oct 14

Philip Hampton has been chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland since 2009

RBS chairman to leave for GlaxoSmithKline

Philip Hampton, who has been chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland since 2009, is to leave the bank next year for the same role at GlaxoSmithKline.

Business • 25 Sep 14

RBS's global restructuring group was tasked with recovering loans from customers struggling to pay

RBS closes controversial turnaround unit - source

Royal Bank of Scotland is shutting its controversial turnaround division and the two most senior executives who ran it are to leave the bank, a source said today.

Business • 08 Aug 14

Ulster Bank's CEO Jim Brown says bank wants 'become a more compelling choice in the market'

IBOA criticises planned cuts at Ulster Bank

Ulster Bank’s plans to close branches and lay off additional staff will be a “shattering blow” to its workers and customers, according to the head of the Irish Bank Officials’ Association.

Business • 14 Mar 14

Ulster Bank says review is about a change in business strategy and not a withdrawal from the market

Ulster Bank says it is committed to Irish market

Ulster Bank has said its operating losses for the year rose to £1.457 billion from £1.040 billion in 2012, as its parent group committed to maintaining its presence here.

Business • 27 Feb 14

Direct Line's Q4 profits up 51% despite bad weather across the UK

Direct Line's profit rises on fewer claims

Direct Line Insurance Group reported a rise in full-year profit as it recorded fewer claims in its home insurance unit.

Business • 26 Feb 14