Customers of AIB told to switch banks over new fees

The consumer rights watchdog is urging AIB current account holders to switch banks after the bank announced the end of free banking for the majority of its customers.

Chief executive of the National Consumer Agency, Ann Fitzgerald, called on AIB customers to consider switching their accounts to another bank.

“AIB current account customers who met the previous criteria for free banking should look at their statements, assess what their fees would have been, and work out whether it makes sense for them to switch.”