Updated: 13:45, Sunday, 20 May 2012

Personal Debt & Savings

The Central Bank has clarified rules for lenders contacting consumers

New rules to stop banks harassing over debt

Financial difficulties can add enormous stress to your life. Now the Central Bank has clarified rules to stop banks or other creditors harassing you beyond reason.

 
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Mortgages

Europeans tend to have fixed mortgages so Ireland is currently cheaper

Mortgage rates in Ireland cheaper than eurozone

Irish mortgage rates are lower than the average for the euro zone, but short term loans are more expensive, according to new statistics from the Central Bank.

 
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Consumer Guides

NAMA launches pilot scheme for 'deferred payment' mortgages

NAMA: read list of negative equity homes for sale

Where are the NAMA properties being offered with negative equity mortgages? There are only 115 properties in Dublin, Cork and Meath.

 
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Pensions

Revenue open helpline on pensions

There has been furious reaction to news that 115,000 pensioners are to receive letters in the coming weeks telling them they are liable for extra tax.

 
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Business Highlights  

  • Morning Ireland

    Conor Brophy talks to Greencore's CEO Patrick Coveney about the company's change of focus in recent years.

  • Drivetime

    Tomás O Siocháin has more on Facebook's second day of trade on Wall Street and Ryanair's record profits for 2011.

  • This Week

    Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou looks at the country's future in the euro