Experts believe up to 30,000 could be affected by the tracker scandal

The banks are being accused of collusion in forcing people off their trackers.

It's emerged that a further 3,000 customers had their trackers removed from them by their mortgage lenders, bringing the number to 13,000. Financial commentators believe that number could rise as high as 30,000. A Wexford man, Thomas Ryan spoke out at a Finance committee meeting after he suffered a stroke caused by the stress of being forced off his tracker. David Hall from the Irish Mortgage Holders Association believes the banks acted together.