Mortgages Pepper appoints former Anglo Irish banker as new chief executiveNiall Sorohan will move from his position as chief executive of Cabot Ireland to take up the role in 2025
Banking PTSB offloads non-performing loans to Mars Capital in bid to loosen balance sheetLender says sale of €348 million loans to credit servicing firm will free it up to offer €2 billion of lending into the Irish market
Personal Finance Now is a good time to consider switching your mortgage, but don’t skimp on your researchA recent pick-up in competition between lenders means there are opportunities for savings in the market
Personal Finance Expert’s view: What the ECB rate cut means for mortgage holdersMortgage holders will be keen to know how the ECB’s 0.25 per cent interest reduction impacts their repayments. ‘The answer? It depends,’ writes Daragh Cassidy
Commercial Property Geowox ahead of the curve in automated home valuations Irish fintech start-up saves time and money for mortgage applicants
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Mortgages Surge in new mortgage lending fuels growth in credit unions loan book to €5.6bnThe latest data shows that there the volume of new mortgages issued by credit unions surged more than 70 per cent over the last year
Banking ICS Mortgages announces reductions on owner-occupier productsICS will lend to owner-occupiers up to 80 years of age, provided they are earning through pension or rental income, for example
Banking PTSB seeks to claw back mortgage market share with rate cutsLatest rate cut, which will be available from the end of May, is the bank’s third major cut since December
Mortgages Analysis: Dip in PTSB’s share of mortgage lending has its roots in 2022 rate movesThe addition of new products to PTSB’s mortgage range should boost activity in the second half of 2024, according to Diarmaid Sheridan, an analyst with Davy
Housing A third of homebuyers believe a change in government will help property market Just under half of the respondents to a MyHome.ie survey said they will not wait for interest rates to fall before buying a home
Banking PTSB reports 10% increase in net interest income, despite fall in new mortgage lendingPTSB held customer deposits of €23.3 billion in March – up €1 billion annually and €0.3 billion since December 2023
Banking Dilosk to acquire Ulster Bank’s €400m portfolio of mortgagesThe financial services company promised continuity of services for customers
Banking MoCo Austrian parent firm amasses €1bn in Irish commercial property loansBawag is currently making moves into the Irish mortgage market through its challenger MoCo brand
Banking Lorcan Allen: Bankinter has its work cut out to bring real competition to Ireland’s mortgage marketThe Spanish lender will need time to grow its market share in Ireland as it seeks to erode the dominance of the two big pillar banks
Banking ‘Unequivocally good news’ - business groups react to new entrant into Irish banking space News that the Spanish firm Bankinter is to open here broke this morning
Banking Spain’s Bankinter to enter Irish marketThe bank would be the first new entrant since 2005 after a series of exits following the financial crash
Analysis Analysis: Revolut has talked the talk on mortgages - but can it walk the walk?Fintech’s claim that anything Irish banks can do, it can do better, will be put to the test in its ambition to enter the mortgage market
Banking AIB Group announces 50 per cent increase to mortgage switcher paymentWeeks after cutting its rates for green mortgages by 0.2 percentage points AIB has announced switchers will be paid €3,000