Hintgere first time poster so forgive me if people have asked already but I am wondering am I one of those affected by the tracker fiasco. I took out my mortgage in2006 in 2010 I went on 6 months interest only as was on maternity leave . When I returned to full payment they had taken my tracker , I wrote to kbc and appealed but when they replied they said that in the interest only agreement I had agreed to coming off my tracker . I thought this was very unfair and now in light of recent events am wondering, any advise welcome !
KBC took my tracker as part of an interest-only agreement?
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You probably are impacted. Write to the bank and ask them to confirm.
You could start the ball rolling by locating all the original documentation (i.e. the loan agreement) and/ or request same from KBC (under Freedom of Information if necessary) and giving it a close reading. Good luck.
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Deffo. You are entitled to your file from the bank under FOI (details on how to do this elsewhere on this site). Financial advisor Padraic Kissane is probably the most prominent on this topic, but there are others.
Aisling, you need to up the pressure on KBC. They have huge issues focusing! Tell them you are expecting your tracker back. Write to them every month requesting an update. Certainly, get your file and look closely at what happened around that period and what is in writing. Was is 2008/ 2009? KBC took my tracker in January 2009 when I asked for a 12 month extension to my period of interest only even though I was very up front with them and told them couldn't afford the full interest and capital payments. I asked for a year.... They didn't return the tracker after the 12 month period even though the document I signed (regretfully but very coerced into signing) didn't state it was a permanent move to SVR. Imagine using some one's financial hardship to make their financial situation infinitely more difficult. They are one of the worst. They have blanked my most recent letters. Not even telling anyone if they are impacted or not at this stage is a form of mental torture. They are in a suspended state of "admit nothing" but they will very soon have to come clean. Tell them you are expecting and demanding your tracker is returned. Use firm language and don't be afraid of them. They are bullies.
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Hi Aisling
Other than writing to KBC, you don't need to do anything further at this stage.
Making a restructuring conditional on giving up one's tracker was banned by the Mortgage Arrears Code. Unfortunately, this was in 2010, so KBC were theoretically within their rights to do it back then.
However, they will be under severe pressure from the Central Bank to put cases like yours back on tracker.
So write to them. And also set out your case to the Central Bank. This will encourage them to put even more pressure on KBC.
Would you be prepared to speak publicly about this? This would also put pressure on KBC.
Brendan
Other than writing to KBC, you don't need to do anything further at this stage.
Making a restructuring conditional on giving up one's tracker was banned by the Mortgage Arrears Code. Unfortunately, this was in 2010, so KBC were theoretically within their rights to do it back then.
However, they will be under severe pressure from the Central Bank to put cases like yours back on tracker.
So write to them. And also set out your case to the Central Bank. This will encourage them to put even more pressure on KBC.
Would you be prepared to speak publicly about this? This would also put pressure on KBC.
Brendan
Brendan, this is very interesting. I didn't know this specific date. Thanks. -
"Making a restructuring conditional on giving up one's tracker was banned by the Mortgage Arrears Code. Unfortunately, this was in 2010, so KBC were theoretically within their rights to do it back then.
However, they will be under severe pressure from the Central Bank to put cases like yours back on tracker."
"Making a restructuring conditional on giving up one's tracker was banned by the Mortgage Arrears Code. Unfortunately, this was in 2010, so KBC were theoretically within their rights to do it back then.
However, they will be under severe pressure from the Central Bank to put cases like yours back on tracker."
Hi Brendan
Thanks for your reply , do you know when in 2010 this was bought in ? I know I went interest only in March 2010.
I'm unsure about speaking publicly at the moment , however I will definitely write to the bank and the central bank to look at my case , and my revisit once I have my facts .
Thanks for your reply , do you know when in 2010 this was bought in ? I know I went interest only in March 2010.
I'm unsure about speaking publicly at the moment , however I will definitely write to the bank and the central bank to look at my case , and my revisit once I have my facts .
Hi there,
Where might I stand in all of this?
Ptsb customer, mortgage start date May 2008.
As per special condition no.6 on my mortgage contract... " on expiry of the fixed period and without affecting the entitlement of the applicant to apply at any time to fix the rate for a further period (If available), the interest rate applicable to the loan will be the then current ptsb tracker mortgage rate...."
In May 2009 I received a letter outlining options available, it also stated that failure to reply would result in the tracker variable rate being applied.
The only information accompanying this letter was a list of rates as follows:
Tracker variable rate 3.5%
LTV variable rate 3.3%
2 year fixed rate 5.25%
5 year fixed rate 5.75%
7 year fixed rate 6.1%
10 year fixed rate 6.1%
As I received this letter with only several days to go until expiry of fixed rate(time only for 1 very unhelpful meeting in my ptsb branch) and by it's wording alone I took the LTV option.
My query is thus...
Why was I sent an options letter at all?
It deliberately mislead me and made me fearful of a tracker mortgage.
Where might I stand in all of this?
Ptsb customer, mortgage start date May 2008.
As per special condition no.6 on my mortgage contract... " on expiry of the fixed period and without affecting the entitlement of the applicant to apply at any time to fix the rate for a further period (If available), the interest rate applicable to the loan will be the then current ptsb tracker mortgage rate...."
In May 2009 I received a letter outlining options available, it also stated that failure to reply would result in the tracker variable rate being applied.
The only information accompanying this letter was a list of rates as follows:
Tracker variable rate 3.5%
LTV variable rate 3.3%
2 year fixed rate 5.25%
5 year fixed rate 5.75%
7 year fixed rate 6.1%
10 year fixed rate 6.1%
As I received this letter with only several days to go until expiry of fixed rate(time only for 1 very unhelpful meeting in my ptsb branch) and by it's wording alone I took the LTV option.
My query is thus...
Why was I sent an options letter at all?
It deliberately mislead me and made me fearful of a tracker mortgage.
Brendan Burgess
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It was after that. It was as a result of a suggestion I made to the Financial Regulator through the Expert Group on Mortgage Arrears which met in the summer of 2010.
Brendan
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https://www.centralbank.ie/docs/def...duct/31-gns-4-2-7-1-january-2011.pdf?sfvrsn=4
1 Jan 2011 unfortunately.
1 Jan 2011 unfortunately.
