The Northern Bank made a pre tax loss of just over £100m during the first nine months of the year.
That contrasts sharply with a pre tax profit of nearly £30m for the same period last year.
Incidentally, any disparities you notice between these figures and others published today are because I've taken them from the accounts of Northern's parent company, Danske Bank, which uses different accounting rules from those applied here in the UK.
The good news is that losses are declining. In the third quarter the pre tax loss was £27m, up from a £45m trough in the first quarter of the year.
What is punishing the Northern Bank is so called loan impairment charges - making allowances in the accounts for bad debt.
These charges this year, at 1.2bn Danish Kroner or nearly £150m, are six times what they were last year although that comparison may be affected by changes in currency rates.
Net interest income has fallen by 4% because of lower interest rates.
Lending in total was the same as last year. An increase in retail lending was offset by a 4% fall in loans to the corporate sector.
Total deposits remained at the same level as last year.
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