On a somewhat related point, I often wonder why so many people forget about the fact that the Banks who participated in the ball out, were compelled to sell large parts of their loan books to NAMA, at too big a discount. That forced the Banks to take even larger losses that they might otherwise have needed to incur, and forgo later income from the related loans they were forced to sell.
We subsequently saw NAMA return billions in "profit", after notable deduction for staff costs etc. I recently read that NAMA are now forecasting a total return of €5.2 billion to the State, befor it closes down, next year.
Had a less severe discount been imposed on the Banks that sold those loan portfolios, they would not have needed the same level of Government ball out, and the State might now be enjoying an even greater potential return on its remaining shareholding.
We subsequently saw NAMA return billions in "profit", after notable deduction for staff costs etc. I recently read that NAMA are now forecasting a total return of €5.2 billion to the State, befor it closes down, next year.
Had a less severe discount been imposed on the Banks that sold those loan portfolios, they would not have needed the same level of Government ball out, and the State might now be enjoying an even greater potential return on its remaining shareholding.
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