The Latest Breaking News from Ulster Bank

Personal Finance Expert Eoin McGee told RTE's Claire Byrne how people should tackle the upcoming change

The bank said consumers should expect an increase in scam calls, texts and emails as scammers take advantage of the period of change to target unsuspecting customers

"All we want is a fair price," say UFU

Input costs rose at the second highest rate on record in April

Customers now have 180 days to move their accounts

The funding is part of Project Stratum which will see 330,000 homes and businesses in rural areas in Northern Ireland hooked up to full fibre broadband

Some people who are trying to open with a new bank are being temporarily blocked from a number of services

Both businesses and consumers are being hit by rising costs but activity in Northern Ireland economy still on the up

"Countries are now hoarding and stockpiling by banning exports"

NatWest, one of the biggest mortgage lenders in the UK, is part of the NatWest Group (formerly called the Royal Bank of Scotland Group). The group incorporates NatWest, RBS and Ulster Bank. NatWest is around 52% owned by the government after it was bailed out during the 2008 credit crunch.

Officials said that maintaining annual income from the levy as KBC and Ulster Bank departed the Irish market would leave AIB, Bank of Ireland, and Permanent TSB to foot the full bill