SBP editorial: We need action and accountability on trackers

In an interview with this newspaper in November, Philip Lane, the governor of the Central Bank, warned that there would be a significant increase in the number of people affected by the tracker mortgage scandal, and also held out the prospect that individual bankers could face sanctions.

Last week, it emerged that the number of affected customers had indeed increased – by 13,600 to a staggering 33,700. Based on those numbers, and also ...