OREANDA-NEWS. March 11, 2013. Siauliu bankas resumes the provision of services to  the former clients of Ukio bankas in 7 more outlets located in Jurbarkas, Kretinga, Gargzdai, Panevezys, Vilnius and Kaunas. Also, 10 outlets of Siauliu bankas are additionally equipped with the special working places to service these clients.

We kindly remind that one day earlier, i.e. on March 5, after the longer period the former clients of Ukio bankas have started receiving banking services in 6 outlets of the former Ukio bankas and in 9 outlets of Siauliu bankas where the operational system of Ukio bankas has been updated. During the period of several days the services to the former Ukio bankas clients are being rendered in 32 outlets throughout Lithuania.

 „As we‘ve expected yesterday the outlets of the former Ukio bankas  and Siauliu bankas were visited by the higher number of the clients than usually, however, we are ready to the bigger flow of people - we did our best to service the bank‘s visitors as rapidly as possible, treated people who were waiting in queues with tea and resumed the provision of services through „Eta bankas“, - says the CEO of Siauliu bankas Audrius Ziugzda.

According to A.Ziugzda wishing to handle their finances smoothly the former clients of Ukio bankas could submit the application and transfer the balances of funds from the accounts with Ukio bankas to the newly opened account or already existing account with Siauliu bankas - this service is provided to all the clients free of charge. The application to transfer  the funds from Ukio bankas to Siauliu bankas can be filled via the internet. The former clients of Ukio bankas not entitled to such possibility can submit the application visiting the nearest outlet of Siauliu bankas.

Siauliu bankas repeatedly reminds that former Ukio bankas clients do not have to hurry to the bank and stand in queues. They can be calm about their savings as until the end of the deposit agreement maturity they shall be entitled to the same conditions and interest which have been set by Ukio bankas.

Siauliu bankas informs that since March 6 the clients are able taking advantage of the bigger range of services - since that day the domestic an international payments can be executed not only in litas and euros but also in other currencies on their accounts (expect the currency exchange transactions) - the provision of this services is resumed both via the Internet and in the bank‘s outlets.

Arriving to the bank‘s outlets the clients can handle their deposit accounts, execute payments to the banks registered in Lithuania and abroad, place or withdraw cash - the cash transactions are temporary subject to LTL 20 thou limit per day.

The former Ukio bankas‘ clients who use the internet banking service are restricted by the limits per day. Using „Eta bankas“ the clients are able to execute payments  (expect the currency exchange transactions) to Lithuanian and foreign banks , settle the utility bills, pay for services and use the current and deposit accounts. The financial affairs via the Internet can be conveniently handled by the private and corporate customers.

The persons having loans with Ukio bankas can fulfil their liabilities under the schedules and pay the loan instalments to cover their liabilities to the same accounts opened with Ukio bankas prior to the announcement of moratorium.

If after connecting to „Eta bankas“ the client is not able seeing his accounts, it means that he and his liabilities (or a part of his deposits and liabilities) remained with Ukio bankas - such clients are asked to address Ukio bankas administrated by the temporary administrator, to which the non-insured deposits and the assets remaining with Ukio bankas have been assigned - please, contact at +370 800 60300 or by e-mail klientai@ub.lt.

Private and corporate customers that took advantage of the individual safe service are able further using this service in the former outlets of Ukio bankas which are re-opened by Ukio bankas. With regard to disposal of property kept in the individual safes in the outlets where Siauliu bankas does not resume provision of banking services, the clients should address the temporary administrator of Ukio bankas.

It is planned that 25 outlets of former Ukio bankas, where Siauliu bankas shall resume provision of services, are going to be opened this week already. Currently the former Ukio bankas clients can handle their fiancial affairs the the following outlet of former Ukio bankas

The detailed information to the former Ukio bankas‘ clients is available on Siauliu bankas website www.sb.lt (on the special section „Important Information to the Former Ukio bankas’ Clients) and by telephones: 8 700 55055, 8 800 10 007 (calling from Lithuania) and ph. +370 37 395 532 (calling from abroad).