Bank of Ireland sticks to 2025 outlook after ‘good start’ to year
Lender lowers forecasts for Irish economy
Lender lowers forecasts for Irish economy
While AIB’s rate cuts are welcome, they don’t move the dial when compared with existing variable equivalents at the same lender
Buyers take on more debt as home prices soar
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Personal loans continue to make up majority of lending
Fin tech company plans to start offering home loans directly through its app, with staff support
The lender’s Irish mortgage book increased by 24% to €3bn
London-based fintech says card fees and interest on deposits helped boost profit
S&P said in a report last week that 25.7 per cent of Irish reperforming loans held in residential mortgage-backed securities deals were behind in repayments at the end of December
Núa Money co-founder Fergal O’Leary says there is an opportunity for more players to come into the Irish mortgage market and take market share from the banks
Investors will be watching bank chief Christine Lagarde’s post-decision commentary for clues on next move
Interest rates explained: Drop of a quarter of a percentage point will benefit some consumers more than others
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More than one in four loans that had got back on track after previously being in arrears were again behind in their payments at end of 2024
New mortgage lending up 22% in February, says Central Bank
Failure to address what happens to the home you shared can leave both parties in limbo when it comes to moving on with their lives
Irish house prices are now eight times average incomes of €51,000, their most stretched level since 2009
Options include topping up a mortgage or tapping the Government’s low-interest Home Energy Upgrade Loan scheme
State’s largest nonbank lender is exiting the residential mortgage market
Roundtower head says just choosing a name can take authorities up to nine months
Nonbank lender struggled to compete with rates offered by banks that could access cheap funding from their own customers’ deposits
Lender had effectively been out of the market for some time
First quarter level of available second hand homes now at lowest since 2007
Product will be priced off Euribor, a market benchmark for the rate at which banks are willing to lend to each other
Few developers cater to the market for single people and banks often require higher deposits
Given what they know now, some top financial experts offer advice to younger people on making key financial decisions
Most are customers of non-bank lenders, but are unable to switch to cheaper bank finance, says an Oireachtas report
In a predictable world, the ECB is likely to keep slashing rates but right now nothing is predictable
Firm now among five largest general insurance brokers in market
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Property professionals give their views on demand, Government schemes and housing completions
Remarks are the strongest hint yet that central bank hawks will soon resist lowering borrowing costs
Falling interest rates and Government incentives can offer some relief to first-time buyers
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