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Credit unions create company to boost mortgage and business lending
Laws enacted in 2023 allow for greater collaboration between lenders
Today’s banking system bears little resemblance to Celtic Tiger era
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Higher energy prices and rising rents increase cost-of-living squeeze for Irish households
Latest Consumer Price Index indicates inflation rose by 3.4% in July
Mortgage interest rates up slightly but dip below euro zone average
Data from the Central Bank shows the average interest rate on new mortgages in June was 3.49 per cent
Our fixed-term mortgage is coming to an end: what are our options?
Valuation on your home’s current value can help you access a lower interest rate
ECB keeps rates on hold despite Middle East turmoil
European Central Bank keeps rates unchanged for now but leaves door ‘wide open’ for September hike
Núa Money nears €1bn of mortgages in two years of lending
Company backed by Allen beef barons of Wexford
ICS Mortgages could be back in the game as dad of Wimbledon wild card bows out
French hedge fund manager Loïc Féry is exiting parent company Dilosk
Pepper to buy ICS Mortgages parent Dilosk in return to providing home loans
Deal will mark financial service firm’s return to providing mortgages, having sold its previous Irish portfolio in 2018
My husband and I are about to turn 80 and want to downsize. What are our financing options?
Bridging finance is not cheap but it does give people the security of being able to buy a new home before selling their current one
Average house in Ireland sold just once every 50 years, MyHome report finds
Asking price inflation rose to 5% in second quarter, latest MyHome.ie report indicates
New retirement rules come into effect today. How will they affect workers and employers?
Under the new legislation, employees have a right to decline to leave work before age 66
‘It’s definitely stunted a lot of us’: Is the housing crisis pushing marriage down the priority list?
Earlier this month, Bishop Denis Nulty claimed Ireland’s housing crisis was the ‘biggest obstacle to couples getting married today’
Mortgage approvals reach record in May, driven by first-time buyers
But low share of mover purchase activity ‘points to constraints within housing market’
First-time buyer mortgage loans in Ireland hit 18-year high, report says
Total of 27,652 first-time buyers drew down mortgages last year with the median value of the homes they bought hitting €399,000
ECB rate hike: How much more will a mortgage cost in Ireland after today?
Effect will be immediate for tracker mortgage holders, less so for other home loan borrowers but there may be more of the same ahead
ECB raises interest rates as Ireland’s mortgage holders urged to act now
Follow our updates as the ECB has raised interest rates - with one more rate increase likely before year end
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Average cost of Irish mortgage drops to just above euro area average
Competition among lenders in Ireland is ‘starting to have a real effect’, Sorcha Timoney of NFP Ireland said
Is your fixed-term mortgage ending this year? Tips on getting lowest rates in Ireland
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What are the best mortgage options in Ireland right now?
People coming off a fixed rate need to consider their options carefully as interest rates are expected to rise from next week
Are falling loans for home purchase a canary in the property coal mine?
Economic realism starts to weigh on monthly figures published by the banking sector ahead of high profile tech job losses
‘I’ve helped people clear debt for 30 years’ – here’s how to tackle it
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The ‘two good salaries but still broke’ problem: What’s behind it and what can you do?
Tax, children, new mortgage, lifestyle creep or bad planning: the many reasons you can feel the pinch
Up to 37,000 mortgaged households are in high-risk flood zones
Central Bank study highlights financial exposure of households to flooding events
We’re saving for a new house but is keeping our funds in bank deposit accounts foolish?
Uncertainty around when the right house may come up and be secured can complicate the saving versus investing debate
History signals more hawkish central bank response to Iran war price shock
The central dilemma for central banks is whether to address the price shock head-on with rate hikes or try to wait for it to pass
Irish banks account for under half of all loans since 2019
However, institutions provide 88% of mortgages
Pepper plans new revenue lines as era of large loan sales ebbs
New venture to manage unsecured credit banks, utility firms and semistate agencies
Allianz’s healthy dividends from Irish insurance, and how bridging finance works
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