Service Update
Putting things right for our customers
We have started to automatically correct and reverse fees, interest and charges, incurred as a result of the technical incident to our customers.
Any irregular account charges (€4.44) and unpaid outward charges (€12.70) that were applied to customer accounts during the period of the incident are being automatically reversed.
Debit interest that was applied to customer accounts in July, which relates to the period before the incident, will not be reversed as customers did not incur this as a result of the incident. Debit interest and surcharge interest applied to customer accounts on 10 August, which relates to the period of the incident, was automatically reversed.
All packaged account (e.g. ufirst, ufirstgold) and Private Banking membership fees taken from customer accounts in July have been reversed. Membership fees applied to customer accounts on 10 August were automatically reversed.
During the incident some customer accounts had transactions (both debit & credit) applied twice. As we continue to reconcile our customers' accounts, those affected will see those debits or credits corrected on their accounts. If for any reason a charge has been incorrectly applied to an account, we will refund this charge as soon as possible. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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As the incident delayed the processing of transactions, we stopped sending statements until our systems were fixed.
Now that all our systems are running as normal we have started issuing statements again. Unfortunately, due to the technical incident, some transactions were not processed on their due dates, and your statement will show transactions on the date they actually happened.
We have sent your most recent statement first so that you have access to the most up to date information. If you receive your statement monthly you may not have received your June and July statements yet. You should receive your statement for June and July shortly.
All direct debits with a 3rd party originator (utilities/insurance companies/service providers) with an account outside Ulster Bank have been paid. As the clean up continues there will be reconciliations to some customer accounts. We expect the majority of these debits to be applied in the next few days. In some instances the bank could not intercept unpaids where the account to be debited was an Ulster Bank account. If a direct debit payment has not been received customers should advise suppliers to represent the direct debit for payment. If for any reason a direct debit charge has been incorrectly applied to your account we are working to have these reversed and we will automatically refund this charge to your account as soon as possible.
If you have an Ulster Bank cheque payable to an account outside Ulster Bank this has been paid. However this debit may not yet appear on your account. As the clean up continues there will be reconciliations to all impacted customer accounts. We expect the majority of these debits to be applied in the next few days. In some instances the payee (i.e. the beneficiary of the payment) may see a cheque returned on their account due to insufficient funds. If this is the case and provided the cheque is not out of date the beneficiary should represent the cheque for payment. Customers may see an unpaid fee or charge on their account. If for any reason a charge has been incorrectly applied to your account we are working to have these reversed and we will automatically refund this charge to your account as soon as possible.
We will ensure that no customer is permanently out of pocket as a result of this issue. We are working with the other financial institutions to minimise the impact on customers. We apologise for the inconvenience caused and are doing all we can to resolve this issue.
Given the level of disruption, the recognition of the inconvenience caused to you, our customers, is of vital importance. To this end, we've developed a range of measures that we are discussing with Regulatory bodies, full details of which will be issued shortly.
Please visit your branch or call our help desk from 8am to 6pm on 1800 205 100 (+353 9156 2910).
You can also check your bank statements when they become available. This will be the best way of seeing whether payments have not been made as a result of a salary or other credit not being received on time.
Each month we send a report about our customers' credit status to credit reference agencies. Even though a missed payment may show up on your statement as a result of this incident, we will not show it in our credit report.
If you are a customer of another bank, you should contact your bank in the first instance and also check your bank statement.
If you think there is an issue, we recommend that you wait until August to allow records to get back up to date. At that point you can request a credit check from a Credit Reference Agency. We are making arrangements with Credit Reference Agencies that we will pay the costs of this check for our customers.
Please call our helpline on 1800 205 100 which is open from 8am - 6pm. If you are calling from abroad please call +353 9156 2910.
If you are elderly or have a disability and are unable to access one of our branches, we would ask you to phone your nearest branch so that our staff can put an arrangement in place to support you.


