I was surprised to hear a radio advert yesterday from KBC Bank looking for students to open accounts with them.
I found it surprising given all the publicity the bank has received recently in relation to pursuing Stephanie Meehan to pay the residual interest or capital on the balance of her mortgage for her apartment in Priory Hall.
Stephanie appeared on the Late Late Show a few weeks ago and spoke very movingly about the circumstances surrounding the suicide of her partner Fiachra Daly in July. RTE did not allow her to name KBC Bank on the show but the bank was subsequently named widely in the media.
KBC Bank had written to her following her partner's death to
inform her that she would still owe them almost €17,000 after her
partner's life insurance policy had been redeemed!
So I'm not sure if:
1) KBC thinks that students don't read the news
2) KBC thinks that students aren't able to remember the news a few weeks later
3) KBC thinks that students don't care about their callous behaviour
Shame on them.