Consumer Credit Regulation

Reference Rates for Business Banking Customers in compliance with CPC paragraph 6.7 b ii); and Consumer Credit Regulations paragraph 14 (2)

Consumer Credit Regulations (CCR) for personal consumer borrowing of Business Customers that are portfolio managed (Business Managers & Senior Business Managers).

The Overdraft

The following rate applies to Business Customers applying for overdraft from € 200 – € 75,000 not secured by property. For details please refer to:
http://personalbanking.bankofireland.com/bank/current-accounts/overdrafts/

The Loan

The following rate applies to only Business Customers applying for loan facilities from € 200 – €75,000 not secured by property. The Term Loan Variable rate of 5.50% applies to Business Customers, who are relationship managed by either a Business Manager or Senior Business Manager applying for term debt facilities for personal purposes.

These rates are available to both new and existing business customers that are portfolio managed by Business Managers and Senior Business Manager and who are borrowing money for personal purposes.

How to Apply

Please contact your local Business Banking Relationship Manager.

  • Rates
    Amount Term APR1 Monthly Repayment Total Repayable Total Cost of Credit
    €1,000.00 3 years 5.60%2 €30.18 €1,086.48 €86.48
    €1,000.00 5 years 5.60%2 €19.09 €1,145.40 €145.40
    €2,000.00 7 years 5.60%2 €28.72 €2,412.48 €412.48
  • Fees and Charges

    1.0 Interest Surcharges

    1.1 If you do not pay the Bank a Repayment Instalment or other sum of money by the date you were due to pay it, the Bank will charge you a default interest rate of up to 1% per month or part of a month (i.e. up to 12.00% per annum) on the unpaid sum. The Bank will charge you a minimum of €2.54 per month or part of a month.

    1.2 The Bank will apply the default interest rate from the date on which you were due to pay the sum until the date on which you pay it to the Bank.

    1.3 The default interest rate:-

    • 1.3.1 is charged by the Bank in addition to the normal interest which it charges you and is payable by you at the same time and in the same way as that normal interest;
    • 1.3.2 accrues before and after any judgement the Bank obtains against you;
    • 1.3.3 may be changed by the Bank at any time by giving you notice; and
    • 1.3.4 is liquidated damages to compensate the Bank including for the additional risk and for administration and other costs which arise from a customer’s failure to pay the Bank a sum when due.

    2.0 Interest

    2.1 The Repayment Instalments are calculated by the Bank on the basis of payment at regular agreed intervals. If the due date for a Repayment Instalment falls on a non-business day, then the Repayment Instalment may be paid on the next succeeding business day. Additional interest may accrue in such cases.

    2.2 The Bank will calculate interest on the daily balance outstanding (after adjustment is made for cheques in the course of collection).

    2.3 The Bank shall compound interest on the Loan at such quarterly or other periodic intervals as the Bank shall in its discretion determine.

    Variable Only: If the borrowing rate of interest is a variable rate, the following clauses 2.4 to 2.11 apply;-

    2.4 The Bank may vary the interest rate on the Loan up or down at any time or times during the period of the Loan at its discretion.

    2.5 If a Reference Rate is specified or otherwise applies to the Loan at any time

    • (a) the Bank may vary the Reference Rate up or down at any time or times during the period of the Loan at its discretion; and
    • (b) the interest rate will vary automatically to reflect any variation up or down of the Reference Rate.

    2.6 Without prejudice to Clause 2.4 and 2.5 above, the interest rate is normally determined by the Bank by reference to prevailing market rates, the period and purpose of the Loan and the risk associated with the Loan.

    2.7 Any variation in the interest rate may be accommodated at the discretion of the Bank by way of:

    • (a) an adjustment to the amount of one or more of the Repayment Instalments set out in the Important Information; or
    • (b) an adjustment to the number of Repayment Instalments; or
    • (c) an adjustment up or down (as appropriate) in the amount of the final Repayment Instalment; or
    • (d) repayments which will continue after the Period of the Agreement has ended until the Loan is repaid in full.

    2.8 If a Reference Rate is not specified or if a variable rate applies to the Loan under Clause 2.10.2, the Bank will notify you in advance of interest rate changes.

    2.9 If a Reference Rate is specified or otherwise applies to the Loan at any time:

    • 2.9.1 the Bank will display the current Reference Rate on its website and in its branches;
    • 2.9.2 the Bank will set out details of the rate of interest which applies to the Loan in your regular Loan account statements.

    2.10 The Bank reserves the right to do the following if a Reference Rate applies to the Loan:-

    • 2.10.1 to give the Reference Rate a new name or code; or
    • 2.10.2 to amalgamate or replace the Reference Rate with another Reference Rate of the Bank which is equal to or less than the Reference Rate at the time of amalgamation or replacement; or
    • 2.10.3 to replace the interest rate which applies to the Loan with a variable rate which is not based on a Reference Rate but which is equal to or less than the interest rate which applies to the Loan at the time of replacement.

    2.11 The Bank will notify you in advance of any change.

    Warning: If you do not meet the repayments on your loan, your account will go into arrears. This may affect your credit rating, which may limit your ability to access credit in the future.
    Warning: The cost of your repayments may increase.
1 APR stands for Annual Percentage Rate.
2 Variable rates are correct as at 2nd April 2012 and are subject to change.

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