80% - 90% Provision soll fuer eine abgeschlossene Versicherungen gezahlt worden sein. Riecht sehr nach Schneeballsystem. Wenn selbst der Finanzminister das als skandaloes bezeichnet, muss man sich ueber den Bank-Run ueberhaupt nicht mehr wundern....
The DSB Bank debacle – a timeline
The DSB bank has been the subject of controversy since the beginning of this year. Dutch current affairs TV programmes Radar and Nova covered customers' complaints about the large mortgage loans which came decked out with ever-changing single-premium insurance policies designed to pay off the original loan.
March
* The Authority for the Financial Markets launches an investigation into DSB's products.
May
* Former defence minister Frank de Grave resigns as the bank's financial director. The previous occupant of the post was former finance minister Gerrit Zalm, who spent 18 months with DSB.
July
* Financial Markets Authority AFM imposes fines totalling 120,000 euros on the DSB for its credit policy. The authority finds that staff at the bank have been given too much leeway to agree large and risky loans. Bert Oude Middeldorp, chair of the Mortgage Grievances Foundation, expresses satisfaction with the fines.
September
* In late September a number of former DSB employees talk frankly about the bank's aggressive sales practices on TV programme Nova.
* A majority in the Lower House of parliament call on Finance Minister Wouter Bos to investigate whether DSB's policy was indeed to sell as many unnecessary single premium insurance policies as possible. The commissions calculated for the policies amounted to between 80 and 90 percent. Minister Bos describes it as a scandal
* Mr Bos launches an investigation into DSB's sales practices and the role of senior management. He says there is no way of outlawing these practices. Socialist Party MP Ewout Irrgang argues that the minister has not gone far enough.
October
* On 1 October Pieter Lakerman of the Mortgage Grievances Foundation calls on DSB customers to withdraw their money from the bank. Minister Bos says he regards Mr Lakerman's actions as irresponsible. His remarks prompt an internet run on the bank. Shortly afterwards customers on DSB’s website find they can no longer transfer money. DSB announces the site has been brought down by hackers.
* On 3 October DSB founder Dirk Scheringa responds in person for the first time. He offered his apologies to the bank's customers.
* Pieter Lakerman accuses De Nederlandsche Bank (the Dutch central Bank) of "complicity" in conning people who bought insurance from DSB.
* On 8 October the DSB Bank and the Support Fund for Problem Mortgages Foundation reach an agreement on the way the complaints surrounding the bank should be handled. By no means all its customers are satisfied. Despite this agreement and Dirk Scheringa's apologies, any confidence in DSB has evaporated.
* On 11 October an Amsterdam court turns down De Nederlandsche Bank’s application to take control of DSB. However, after a further internet run on the bank overnight, the court agrees to the central bank’s request.
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