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# loans - Sunday 19 May, 2013
Column: Game, Set and Match to the Banks
The extent to which banks are running Ireland and Europe is clearly shown by the recently published Insolvency Guidelines and Rules, writes Dave Hughes.
# loans - Saturday 18 May, 2013
Aaron McKenna: Money, Money, Must Be Funny In A Eurocrat’s World
Bailed-out Ireland is to contribute an additional €90 million to the European Union to help plug a shortfall in its 2013 budget. Ludicrous? Yes – but it’s hardly a blip on the radar of incongruity that is the EU’s funny money parade, writes Aaron McKenna.
# loans - Thursday 16 May, 2013
‘The banks are not lending’ belief is stopping SMEs applying for loans
The latest report by the ESRI says accessing finance is the third most reported problem facing small businesses in Ireland.
Column: Tenants shouldn’t pay the price for landlords struggling with mortgage repayments
There’s a crisis in the buy-to-let sector due to landlords falling into mortgage arrears and innocent tenants are getting caught in the chaos. Receivers have to realise people renting properties are not commodities, writes Bod Jordan.
# loans - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
AIB ‘on track’ to achieve target pre-provision operating profit
The bank says that, after setting funds aside to provide for bad debts, it should return to operating profit for the full year 2013.
# loans - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
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# loans - Sunday 3 March, 2013
Extract: ‘The Financial Regulator investigating what went wrong at Irish Nationwide is a unique piece of Irish irony’
Michael Fingleton’s autonomous powers in Irish Nationwide should have been picked up on by the Financial Regulator – why weren’t they? asks Tom Lyons and Richard Curran.
# loans - Thursday 28 February, 2013
Irish households borrowed nearly €1bn less in January
Central Bank figures have also revealed that household lodgements increased by 1.2 per cent over the same period.
# loans - Thursday 31 January, 2013
Irish Banking Federation agrees new initiative to help distressed borrowers
The new initiative is designed to help people struggling with their debt to stay in their homes.
# loans - Friday 4 January, 2013
Banking sector saw rise in deposits, decline in lending in 2012
Deposits from insurance corporations and pension funds also saw an increase last year.
# loans - Saturday 15 December, 2012
TD calls on banks to be “more humane and compassionate” with borrowers
Michael McGrath said he hears frequently of cases of suicide in which financial pressures were to the fore.
# loans - Wednesday 12 December, 2012
Government agrees to close loophole preventing banks repossessing homes
The agreement was made in a memorandum sent by Finance Minister Michael Noonan to the Troika.
# loans - Tuesday 11 December, 2012
Court registered judgements against debtors top €1 billion in 2012
The value of judgements against commercial debtros increased by 554 per cent to almost €293 million.
# loans - Friday 30 November, 2012
Loans to Irish households remained low in October – Central Bank
Newly-released figures from the Central Bank indicate lending for house purchase was down 1.9 per cent on an annual basis in October.
# loans - Monday 26 November, 2012
AIB to implement next-day SME loan decisions
The new initiative will speed up credit decisions for customers.
# loans - Saturday 3 November, 2012
Explainer: What are the rules that govern legal moneylenders?
With Halloween now behind us, Christmas has become the focus of many. While the holiday can bring joy to many, it can be a time of huge financial pressure for others.
# loans - Thursday 1 November, 2012
Bank of Ireland: 120 homes repossessed or surrendered in first half of 2012
Meanwhile, it emerged that 16,000 BOI customers have had their mortgage restructured, with 86 per cent of people fully complying with payment.
# loans - Monday 29 October, 2012
Nick Leeson: Here’s one thing to congratulate the Irish regulators for…
…Keeping out extortionate ‘payday’ lending. Looking at the horror cases in the UK, they should keep up the good work.
# loans - Wednesday 24 October, 2012
NAMA CEO expresses “anger and disappointment” in former employee
Chairman of the agency Frank Daly said the former employee removed data from NAMA including loans acquired by the agency.
# loans - Wednesday 3 October, 2012
Credit union loans down 10 per cent
The Irish League of Credit Unions said the decline is due to a “severe lack of demand and continued restrictions on lending”.
# loans - Wednesday 22 August, 2012
Bank of Ireland says it’s ‘concerned’ that SMEs believe banks are not lending
The bank is reacting to the findings of Central Bank research which shows that Ireland has one of the highest rejection rate for SME loans.
# loans - Wednesday 8 August, 2012
Irish Credit Bureau corrects inaccurate personal reports sent by AIB
The misreporting of personal data by AIB over a six-year period may have affected the credit rating of up to 12,000 customers.
# loans - Saturday 7 July, 2012
36 Ulster Bank branches open today as problems continue
The bank will continue to open this weekend as it says it expects the vast majority of customers to return to normal service after next week.
# loans - Friday 29 June, 2012
National Irish to seek 100 job cuts as 27 branches close
The Danish-owned bank is shutting its branch network and will now serve customers new seven-day operations.
# loans - Tuesday 5 June, 2012
Credit Reviewer says banks need to show more ‘risk-taking’ in lending
John Trethowan’s eighty quarterly review criticises banks for not being adventurous enough in lending to businesses.
# loans - Thursday 31 May, 2012
Household loans and mortgage lending down in April
Latest figures from the Central Bank show that the level of lending to Irish households continued to decline last month.
# loans - Thursday 24 May, 2012
‘Considerable challenge’ for Nama to break even – official report
Falling house prices and disappointing rental returns mean the taxpayer may not recoup money poured into Nama, a new Government report suggests.
# loans - Monday 21 May, 2012
The Daily Fix: Monday
Your nightly round-up of the day’s biggest news stores…
# loans - Thursday 10 May, 2012
National Irish Bank to be rebranded as Danske Bank
Plus, a restructure, results and a resignation.
# loans - Thursday 3 May, 2012
Report: Hard times for self-employed
A new report says that more and more self-employed people are having difficulties in accessing credit and paying their mortgage and loan payments.
# loans - Tuesday 1 May, 2012
Central Bank clarifies rules on contacting borrowers in arrears
The Central Bank has outlined the appropriate rules of engagement for lenders dealing with mortgage customers who have fallen into arrears.
# loans - Monday 30 April, 2012
Government pledges support for Credit Union reform
The Finance Minister is to establish an implementation group in order to facilitate the restructuring of the the country’s Credit Unions.
# loans - Wednesday 18 April, 2012
Report calls for restructuring of credit union sector
The Finance Minister has said recommendations made by the Commission on Credit Unions will inform Government policy on credit unions for the “foreseeable future”.
# loans - Tuesday 3 April, 2012
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
Nine things to know this morning, including: more garda station closures, seven killed in US college shootings, and a new ‘flying car’ (video).
# loans - Thursday 22 March, 2012
Call for stronger regulations on moneylenders
The Central Bank has been urged to strengthen regulations on moneylenders in the light of newly released figures that suggest increasing numbers of families are turning to them.
# loans - Wednesday 8 February, 2012
Credit card debt down – but average card still over €1,300 in debt
Central Banker Joe McNeill says that overall credit card debt is down since 2008, though the per-card average really hasn’t changed.
# loans - Wednesday 1 February, 2012
Column: Don’t know how to deal with banks? Get to know the code
Many SME owners feel powerless in the face of banks, writes George Mordaunt, but if they educate themselves with the revised code of conduct they might find the breathing space they need.
# loans - Tuesday 31 January, 2012
Loans to households, businesses declined during December
Despite the dip in lending, households’ deposits with banks rose in December
# loans - Monday 26 December, 2011
The 9 at 9: St Stephen’s Day
Nine things to know this St Stephen’s Day morning…
# loans - Monday 12 December, 2011
Half of SMEs seeking loans from banks in past three months were turned down
Majority of those who answered ISME survey claim the Government is having no positive effect in making banks extend credit to SMEs.
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