Colin Hunt

Why Ireland’s two biggest banks are making their highest profits since 2007

AIB and Bank of Ireland are making more from the €60bn parked with the Central Bank than from mortgages

AIB ups forecasts as first-half profit soars amid rising rates

Lender raises full year net interest income forecast

State holding in AIB falls below 50% after share sale

Shares in AIB have surged by almost 75% since the State started to sell down shares in the bank at the start of last year

AIB Life joint venture launches, backed by investment of €250m

Original figure stood at €180 million when venture was announced two years ago

AIB boss Colin Hunt is clearly blessed with a brass neck

Bank net interest income soars as it gets high returns on excess savings even while raising lending rates modestly

Mortgage relief on agenda for budget after ECB rates rise again

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar signals move on restoring relief to mortgage holders shouldering increased borrowing costs will be considered by Government

AIB defends ‘miserable’ deposit rates and says increases ‘on the agenda’

Bank is ‘deeply conscious’ of its obligations to ‘broad array of customers’, said chief executive Colin Hunt

AIB upgrades forecasts after ‘very strong’ first quarter

Government has continued to lower its stake in the bank this year, reducing it to 53.4% last week

State’s holding in AIB to fall to 53.4% after €215.3m share buyback

Bank also to pay the State €88.6 million via a dividend

Ulster Bank has shut its doors. What does this mean for the future of banking in Ireland?

Mapping Ireland’s Bank Closures: More than a third of bank branches have closed since 2008 and the future seems likely to hold more of the same

Banking crisis delays AIB’s return to majority private hands – and decision on pay

Lowering of interest rate expectations will have bigger effect on market sentiment towards Irish banks, with their higher reliance on interest income

AIB plans capital relief as focus turns to investor payouts

Lender set to follow Bank of Ireland with credit risk transfer deals

AIB Life joint venture appoints Bryan O’Connor as chief executive

Joint venture with Canada Life Irish Holding Company also names chartered accountant and former senior banker Tom Foley as chairman

AIB investor payouts may exceed €1bn in coming years

ECB’s recent interest rate hikes have improved the earnings outlook for AIB and other Irish banks

AIB welcomes Government’s sale of further shares for €396.6m

Move has reduced State’s holding in AIB to about 57 per cent

Irish banks should enjoy their sweet spot while they can - it could be short-lived

Banks among the few winners in a rising rates environment, but a drawn-out period of inflation could cause pain

Rising ECB rates boost AIB’s interest income forecast to 15%

Lender sees new account opening surge 82% as customers move from Ulster Bank and KBC

AIB partners with NTR on solar to deliver up to 80% of bank’s electricity

Renewables group has planning permission for two solar farms in Wexford which it expects to build next year after power purchase agreement signed

AIB moves first among Irish banks to raise fixed home rates following ECB hikes

Mortgage lender says increases will apply across its AIB, EBS and Haven brands after close of business Friday

AIB sets up SME equity fund with Foresight to speed green transition

Bank provides cornerstone investment of €30 million in partnership with UK firm

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