AIB CEO says Irish banks working to extend loan breaks

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's five retail banks are working towards extending loan repayment breaks for customers hit by the coronavirus crisis to six months from three months, Allied Irish Banks Chief Executive told Reuters on Wednesday.Irish banks agreed last month on the short-term breaks for those affected and Colin Hunt told AIB's "virtual" annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday that it had processed "well over" 40,000 applications from loan customers.The breaks agreed by AIB, one of the..