Central Bank fines and disqualifies former INBS executive Gary McCollum
Only one of five men originally subject to public inquiry remains under investigation
Former INBS manager says lending policies required ‘pinch of salt’
Every file examined in review ahead of planned sale of building society ‘had something missing’
Central Bank reveals €10m of INBS and Quinn inquiry costs
Total fees attached to long-running INBS inquiry yet to emerge
Former INBS branch manager rejects allegations of non-compliance
Gary McCollum denies having been head of commercial lending with Irish Nationwide
INBS failed to check major property clients’ ability to repay, inquiry hears
Public hearings into defunct lender resume after Covid-19 delay
INBS inquiry to resume final phase after Covid hiatus
Evidence dealing with ‘confidential borrower information’ will be heard in private session
Unpublicised dropping of Michael Fingleton case an affront to taxpayers
Inquiry into the octogenarian was quietly terminated last Friday due to his ill-health
INBS reliance on lending to developers left it ‘more exposed’ in downturn
Building society gave out 100 per cent loans contrary to internal guidelines, inquiry told
INBS kept lending despite deepening financial crisis, says former chairman
Building society’s board had put in no-lending policy in 2008, inquiry told
Six Michael Fingleton doctors sought INBS inquiry delays
Latest submission said ex-INBS director will not be able to take part ‘for at least four months’
INBS inquiry to consider Fingleton absence through ill health
Panel to decide whether the public hearings, delayed since summer, should continue
Central Bank fines and disqualifies ex-INBS executive Tom McMenamin
Former head of commercial lending barred from senior financial role for 18 years
INBS’s ex-auditors KPMG given final deadline for inquiry statement
‘I do not want to hear any more excuses,’ solicitor of KPMG partners told
INBS inquiry hearings delayed by Fingleton ill health
The three-person panel had planned to restart hearings after the summer
Fingleton in no rush as Irish Nationwide inquiry drags on
Former chief executive feels persecuted by investigation
Central Bank refuses to reveal mounting legal bill for INBS inquiry
Revealing costs would undermine inquiry and raise privacy issues, regulator argues
Top INBS executives clash on credit committee membership
Fingleton right-hand man says lender’s former MD was on key committee from 2001
Fingleton agrees INBS controls over data given to regulator failed
Proper information would have been given if he was on credit committee, former MD says
Michael Fingleton tells INBS inquiry he was not on key bank committee
Records list the former managing director as a member
Ex-INBS finance director accepts lender gave regulator ‘manifestly wrong’ information
Stan Purcell did not read minutes of society’s key credit committee, inquiry hears
Former INBS director cannot recall series of key events, inquiry hears
John Stanley Purcell tells inquiry he did not attend credit committee meetings
Michael Fingleton influenced INBS credit committee, inquiry hears
Committee reviewed applications for large loans and borrowers in arrears
Overseas loans at INBS waved through with little discussion, inquiry hears
Loans mainly for UK property but included facilities for purchase of luxury hotel in France
INBS inquiry hears credit committee agendas were ‘a sham’
Former head of commercial lending concedes issues listed for discussion never raised
INBS committee recommended loans against own rules
Building society broke own regulations in backing millions’ worth of loans in boom
Ex-INBS boss Fingleton told Deloitte ‘this is how we do things’, inquiry hears
Colm McDonnell ‘surprised’ at relaxed response to negative findings in his report
INBS board ‘frustrated’ with executives before crash
Former chairman says he tried ‘time and time’ again to get regulator to ‘wake up’
Ex-financial watchdog to appear before Irish Nationwide inquiry
Inquiry told regulator not keen on Fingleton resignation as ex-INBS chief ‘a font of knowledge’
Ex-INBS boss Fingleton argues regulator only made ‘recommendations’ on credit reviews
Central Bank inquiry into alleged lending breaches continues
Central Bank focused on ‘reactive supervision’, INBS inquiry hears
Regulators imposed ‘quite stringent’ requirements at INBS before financial crisis
Approval for €1m loan from INBS not found in 2006 audit, inquiry hears
€lm loan to property developer didn’t have credit committee or board approval, auditor says
Loan analysis at INBS ‘next to useless’, inquiry hears
Auditor says building society was told credit provisions needed to be reconsidered
No comprehensive review of borrowers at INBS, inquiry told
Inquiry seeking to establish if four former executives were involved in contraventions
INBS inquiry hears of conflicting accounts on top borrower reviews
Executives circulated clashing reports on client credit reviews before property crash
Former INBS executives did not abide by lender’s guidelines, inquiry told
Society’s former MD Michael Fingleton cross-examines lender’s one-time head of internal audit Killian McMahon
INBS concealed decision to restrict lending from its staff
Failed lender wanted to reassure its staff as financial crisis took hold, says Fingleton
INBS assurances to financial regulator not followed through, inquiry hears
Witness confirms that recommendations to review credit risk were not implemented
INBS inquiry to move to five half days a week
Michael Fingleton’s personal assistant talks though working day
Former INBS credit administrator denies blame over loans reporting
Inquiry is looking at whether credit committee failed to adhere to internal policies
INBS saw ‘absolutely no point’ in seeking extra credit risk staff
Former employee tells inquiry bank did not value credit review work he performed
INBS did not have enough staff in credit risk, inquiry told
Former executive says ‘no proper structure’ to credit review at society
Former INBS head Michael Fingleton ‘not keen’ on bad loans committee
Meetings of committee chaired by Fingleton ‘uneventful’, inquiry hears
Michael Fingleton told of ‘terse’ interactions with one-time employee
Former INBS chief continues to represent himself at Central Bank inquiry
INBS executives didn’t have enough information to run bank, inquiry hears
Inquiry looking into allegations that at least some of four men failed to ensure commercial loan applications processed correctly
INBS inquiry resumes after Fingleton medical issues
The inquiry is looking into allegations that at least some of the four men failed to ensure commercial loan applications were processed and approved correctly
Fingleton tells INBS inquiry Central Bank was out to get him
Former chief says ex-staff members were offered immunity to ‘dish the dirt’
Irish Nationwide inquiry hears conflicting claims over Fingleton’s role on credit committee
Ex-chief executive denies he is accountable for any of seven alleged ‘suspected prescribed contraventions’
INBS inquiry opening statements set for December
Society’s former chief executive Michael Fingleton didn’t attend Monday’s meeting
Footnotes: INBS inquiry starts as key figures fail to put in an appearance
No news in National Competitiveness Council’s annual benchmarking report
Michael Fingleton complains over short notice about Nationwide inquiry
Former INBS told inquiry he would like to have attended today but the two weeks’ notice was too short
Fingleton delay plea sparks Central Bank inquiry to life
Ex-Irish Nationwide chief bids to stall inquiry into his management of failed building society
Fingleton calls for Central Bank inquiry to be postponed
Ex-Irish Nationwide chief among five former directors and senior managers under scrutiny
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