Claim Halifax could net €7m in deal

HALIFAX could rake in close to €7 million in interest payments from Irish customers from deals it is offering those looking to clear their credit card balances.

This is the claim of consumer website Bonkers.ie, which said Halifax credit card holders can “do better” than the bank’s offer.

As it withdraws from the Irish market Halfiax is closing all of its Irish credit card and current accounts on June 18 and is offering customers who can’t clear their balances “alternative repayment arrangement” such as personal loans.