PTSB wants to take on Ulster Bank branches as talks go on over carve-up of loan books   

Permanent TSB chief executive Eamonn Crowley said Ulster Bank "has a look and feel of a Permanent TSB already". Photo: Colm Mahady / Fennells

The chief executive of Permanent TSB (PTSB) said he was "quite positive" the Government-owned mortgage bank will strike some sort of deal in the carve-up of the €20bn of Ulster Bank loan books. 

Eamonn Crowley said he was upbeat about the progress of the talks with Ulster Bank and its parent NatWest as it exits the Republic but insisted he had no targets at this stage on the amount of mortgage and small business loans Permanent TSB was hoping to acquire in the sale.