AIB used forged document to claim couple’s home

ALLIED Irish Banks is conducting an internal investigation into how it used forged documents to claim it held a security over property owned by a couple who borrowed €120,000 from the bank.

The couple, who live in Munster and have asked not to be identified, have warned all borrowers to keep full copies of loan agreements and check that the bank has not falsely claimed to have a claim on their properties to secure outstanding loans.

The pair originally sign- ed a loan agreement on September 8, 2008, for a €120,000 bridging loan to finish an investment property they were building.