Permanent TSB raises fixed-rate mortgagesTHE STATE’S largest mortgage lender, Permanent TSB, has raised its fixed rates on its Irish buy-to-let investor mortgages as …Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
Danske chief says broadband key to launch of internet banking in IrelandTHE CHIEF executive of Danske Bank, owner of National Irish Bank (NIB), says it would not consider setting up an internet-only…Sat May 31 2008 - 01:00
UK subprime delinquencies rise to 21.7% in first quarterMORE THAN one in every five borrowers on subprime mortgages in Britain fell behind on their repayments in the first three months…Wed May 28 2008 - 01:00
Banks discuss move to have solicitor declared bankruptSEVERAL BANKS have considered making an application to have missing solicitor Michael Lynn declared bankrupt in an effort to …Wed May 28 2008 - 01:00
Haven raises residential loans, but cuts some buy-to-let ratesHAVEN MORTGAGES, the subsidiary of EBS Building Society which sells home loans through brokers, is increasing the rates on some…Wed May 28 2008 - 01:00
Court appoints liquidator to 3 firmsTHE REVENUE Commissioners has successfully petitioned the High Court to appoint liquidators to three companies, including a Park…Tue May 27 2008 - 01:00
Rower sues over Olympic qualifierAN IRISH rower, who finished 13th at the 2007 World Rowing Championships, has taken a High Court case to force the Irish Amateur…Tue May 27 2008 - 01:00
McNamara dismisses suggestions of difficultiesBERNARD McNAMARA says he has "sufficient assets" to cover his debts and dismissed any suggestions that he or his business were…Mon May 26 2008 - 01:00
Developer denies firm pulled out of PPPPROPERTY DEVELOPER Bernard McNamara has said he "never pulled out" of five public-private housing regeneration projects but that…Mon May 26 2008 - 01:00
Mortgage lender Ship to cancel 'burden' of stock market listingMORTGAGE LENDER Finance Ireland is to cancel its stock market listings in London and Dublin, blaming the "significant burden" …Sat May 24 2008 - 01:00
Irish Life warns of mortgage rate riseTHE STATE'S largest mortgage lender says there will be further increases in mortgages rates, of between 0.25 per cent and 0Sat May 24 2008 - 01:00
Citigroup channels EU units' profits to IrelandCITIGROUP, the largest foreign bank employer in Ireland, has been routing profits from its operations in the Czech Republic through…Fri May 23 2008 - 01:00
Regulator receives 900,000 trading reports a monthTHE FINANCIAL Regulator receives 900,000 trading reports a month from Irish stockbroking firms on share transactions on European…Fri May 23 2008 - 01:00
Further rises in mortgage rates likely, warns GogginIRISH MORTGAGE borrowers have not had it nearly as bad as their counterparts in the UK when it comes to shouldering rising mortgage…Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
Bank of Ireland reports 6% rise in pretax profitsSHARES IN Bank of Ireland fell 5.7 per cent to €8.06 after the group reported a 6 per cent rise in pretax profits to €1Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
Iseq falls slightly in busy tradingThe Iseq finished down just 5.78 points, or 0Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
Builder granted leave to alter First Active fraud claimBUILDER BRIAN Cunningham has been allowed to change his claim of fraud against First Active in a preliminary ruling yesterday…Wed May 21 2008 - 01:00
'Clocking' details for the NVDFTHE DEPARTMENT of Transport will access details on vehicle mileage through the National Car Test (NCT) from July in an effort…Wed May 21 2008 - 01:00
Mortgage rise at Bank of ScotlandBANK OF Scotland (Ireland) has moved again to tighten lending rules and raise mortgage rates due to increased levels of business…Sat May 17 2008 - 01:00
Iseq-based fund to trade on New York Stock ExchangeAN EXCHANGE-traded fund (ETF) based on the Iseq is being launched by a Chicago bank to allow US investors to trade the top 20…Sat May 17 2008 - 01:00
Kingspan forecasts 'appreciable' fall in profits this year as growth slowsCAVAN-BASED building materials group Kingspan has repeated that it expects an "appreciable" fall in profit this year, as growth…Fri May 16 2008 - 01:00
Waterford Crystal to close for three weeksWATERFORD CRYSTAL is closing its plant for up to three weeks over the next two months, as the Government mulls a request from…Fri May 16 2008 - 01:00
Postbank current account launchedBANKS AND building societies might be falling over themselves launching new savings and lump-sum deposit accounts and tweaking…Fri May 16 2008 - 01:00
AIB keeps growth target despite fall in earningsTHE STATE'S largest bank, AIB, expects its first-half earnings to be down 6 per cent but is maintaining its single-digit percentage…Fri May 16 2008 - 01:00
Irish banks give 25% fewer mortgagesIRISH BANKS advanced 25 per cent fewer mortgages in the first three months of this year, compared to the same period in 2007, …Thu May 15 2008 - 01:00
Group criticises bank complaints processCOMPANIES WITH an annual turnover of more than €3 million are being "automatically excluded" from having complaints about banks…Wed May 14 2008 - 01:00
More write-off warningsFurther co-operation between insurance companies and the Government may lead to more warnings for owners of previously written…Wed May 14 2008 - 01:00
Bank of Ireland investigates reports of laptop stolen seven years agoBANK OF Ireland is investigating reports about the theft of another laptop used by the bank's life assurance division and whether…Tue May 13 2008 - 01:00
Canada Life's Irish unit in £45m purchase of office block in LondonCANADA LIFE Ireland has taken advantage of the credit crunch and the slowdown in the British commercial property market to buy…Tue May 13 2008 - 01:00
Postbank considers market for home loansPOSTBANK, the banking joint venture owned by An Post and Belgian bank Fortis, is exploring the possibility of selling mortgages…Tue May 13 2008 - 01:00
Anglo announces increases in share price, pretax profitsANGLO IRISH Bank shares rose 5.1 per cent to €9Thu May 08 2008 - 01:00
Volume of available 'short-sell' Anglo stock increasesTHE PROPORTION of Anglo Irish Bank's stock that could be used for betting against the bank's share price in short-selling positions…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
Dempsey may legislate for write-off informationMINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey has said he will introduce new legislation forcing motor insurance companies to hand over…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
Letter tells 261 motorists their cars are classified as write-offsTHE DEPARTMENT of Transport has written to 261 motorists, warning that their cars have previously been classified as write-offs…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
40,000 first-time buyers may be facing negative equitySOME 40,000 first-time buyers who bought properties with 100 per cent no deposit mortgages will be facing an average paper loss…Tue May 06 2008 - 01:00
First Active further tightens lending rulesFIRST ACTIVE has reduced the size of new mortgages it will offer civil and public servants due to the rising cost of bank funding…Sat May 03 2008 - 01:00
IL&P lowers earnings growth forecastTHE STATE'S largest mortgage lender, Irish Life & Permanent (IL&P), has lowered its earnings growth forecast as lending…Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
Weakest economic growth since 1986 expectedULSTER BANK has slashed its growth forecast for the economy, blaming the deterioration in domestic and international economic…Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
Bank of Ireland is latest lender to raise its ratesTHE STATE'S second-largest mortgage lender, Bank of Ireland, has raised its interest rates due to the higher cost of bank funding…Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
Home loans show slowest growth rate since 1992MORTGAGE LENDING grew more slowly in March than at any time in almost 16 years due to rising borrowing costs and falling property…Thu May 01 2008 - 01:00
Nationwide determined to complete mutual sale - FingletonIRISH NATIONWIDE chief executive Michael Fingleton said the building society was "determined" to complete a trade sale of the…Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
NIB bucks banking trend by doubling pretax profitsNATIONAL IRISH Bank (NIB) doubled pretax profits to €6 million in the first three months of this year, compared to the same period…Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
First Active 'deceived' developer into selling best asset, High Court toldFIRST ACTIVE turned itself into a shadow director of a building group, forced the company's owner out of any managerial role …Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Solicitor buys forest to supply fuel for eco-officesSOLICITOR DAVID Coleman bought a 45-acre forest in Co Leitrim to supply fuel for the woodchip-burning boiler in the new eco-friendly…Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
Council rejects call to pay €8m to firm for projectsKILDARE COUNTY Council has refused to accept a dispute conciliator's recommendation that it pay €8 million to a Co Kildare civil…Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Isle of Man treasury minister hails tax treatiesTHE ISLE of Man's treasury minister says he hopes the two tax agreements signed with the Government yesterday will "draw a line…Fri Apr 25 2008 - 01:00
Two more lenders tighten mortgage rulesTHE CREDIT crunch continued to bite yesterday as two more Irish lenders introduced changes for mortgage brokers in response to…Thu Apr 24 2008 - 01:00
IBOA seeks Ulster Bank reassurances on staffingTHE IRISH Bank Officials Association (IBOA) has called on Ulster Bank chief executive Cormac McCarthy to reassure staff their…Wed Apr 23 2008 - 01:00
B of I only learned of laptop thefts after alerts at UK banksBANK OF Ireland only learned last year of the theft of four laptops containing confidential personal data on 10,000 customers…Wed Apr 23 2008 - 01:00
AIB targets low earnings growth despite volatilityAIB IS sticking with its target of low single-digit earnings growth in 2008, despite the continuing financial turmoil, chairman…Wed Apr 23 2008 - 01:00
