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Ulster Bank has written off more than £1bn in loans in the first nine months of this year, figures have shown. Ulster, which is part of the tax payer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland Group, has been heavily affected by the property crash in Ireland, north and south. £1,057m has been written off, compared to £785m in the same period last year. The figures show it is still a major drag on the parent company as the division with the single biggest write-offs.
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Underlying operating profit at Ulster dipped slightly over the nine months to £272m from £295m in the same period last year. All major banks in Northern Ireland have been badly affected by the property crash. Earlier this week Northern Bank revealed that it had written off £196m in the first...Read more HERE
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