Banks satisfied with internal loans

BOTH of the country’s top banks said last night they were satisfied with the status of the loans each has with its directors and senior executives.

AIB’s total lending to directors and other senior executives fell in the last year from just over €18 million to €14.7m, while the top team at Bank of Ireland has borrowings of €6.5m down from €9.8m.

Spokeswomen for the two banks said there were noissues with the loans currently outstanding.