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Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland

News Focus

The great AIB sell-off – nine views on what should happen next

Almost three-fifths of AIB is now in private ownership after the state sold 5 per cent of the bank – and now it must decide what to do with the remainder
  • Donal MacNamee,
  • Ellie Donnelly and
  • Kathleen Gallagher
  • November 12, 2023
Banking

Cash still king? Cards and online banking dominate consumer spending

New data from the BPFI shows €22.7 billion was spent via debit or credit card in Q2 alone
  • Vincent Rastfeld
  • October 13, 2023

A Simply Better
Christmas

Delicious recipes by Neven Maguire

Housing

First-time buyers continue to dominate market as mortgage approvals top 30,000

The number of overall mortgage approvals fell by 4.5 per cent month-on-month and by 18.2 per cent compared with the same period last year
  • Cónal Thomas
  • September 28, 2023
Housing

Banking Federation says home completions could exceed 30,000 this year

In the first six months of 2023, construction was completed on more than 14,000 homes
  • Killian Woods
  • September 11, 2023
The Last Post

Matt Cooper: Stingy banks are coining it – but that’s mainly thanks to depositors and taxpayers

It’s 15 years since the financial system was bailed out – and with the three main lenders now sitting on bumper profits, maybe it’s time to tax the sector more heavily
  • Matt Cooper
  • August 6, 2023
Housing

‘Challenges’ to accommodation affordability persist despite cool-off in property inflation

Average price of a homes nationally has been declining on a monthly basis since the beginning of the year
  • Killian Woods
  • June 20, 2023
Housing

Mortgage activity hit historic levels of €1bn in April despite slowdown

The first-time buyer segment is now the only group growing in terms of mortgage volume and value
  • Killian Woods
  • June 14, 2023
Housing

First-time buyers dipped further into savings avoiding loans to secure homes in 2022 - BPFI

House prices have risen at a faster rate than mortgage values, data shows
  • Killian Woods
  • May 24, 2023
Crypto

Younger people in Ireland more likely to invest in cryptocurrencies, use informal sources - survey

Survey from the Banking & Payments Federation also highlights that one in five consumers who hold investments (20 per cent) said they did not closely monitor their investments
  • Cónal Thomas
  • May 12, 2023
Banking

Ulster Bank to raise fixed mortgage rates by 0.75% following ECB hikes

The lender said the decision would apply to to two, four and seven-year loans
  • Donal MacNamee
  • November 24, 2022

Mortgage approvals fell in number and value during October

New figures show a slowdown in approvals in Ireland following the ‘upheaval’ of Covid-19 in 2020
  • Eva Short
  • November 30, 2021

European Commission adopts global banking regulations to tighten capital requirements

Implementation of Basel III rules will see capital requirements for Irish banks increase and mandatory disclosure of climate stress test results
  • Eva Short
  • October 27, 2021

Home building was back to 2019 levels in first half of year, latest report finds

The BPFI’s housing market monitor shows a 10 per cent increase to 8,955 completions compared to same time in 2020 as construction sector rebounds
  • Killian Woods
  • September 2, 2021

Out of office: Your essential round-up of the latest business news

  • Eva Short
  • June 29, 2021

Out of office: Your essential round-up of the latest business news

  • Eva Short
  • May 26, 2021

Take it to the bank: Irish lending faces an uncertain future

As KBC exits Ireland, how did we get to a banking landscape soon to be dominated by three large retail banks? And what role will non-banks and digital challengers play in the industry?
  • Peter O'Dwyer
  • April 25, 2021

KBC’s shock exit strategy was months in the making

It was not just the unfortunate staff who were caught by surprise last Friday by news of a BOI takeover. The plan was a secret to all but a select few at the two banks
  • Peter O'Dwyer,
  • Lorcan Allenand
  • Aaron Rogan
  • April 18, 2021

Plan ahead coolly to secure the mortgage you need

Property experts predict a surge in house purchases when lockdown restrictions are lifted again – so make sure you are fully prepared when seeking mortgage approval
  • Tina-Marie O'Neill
  • February 7, 2021

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