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Consumers are to be limited in their borrowings under sweeping reforms designed to avert a second financial crisis being considered by the Central Bank.
19:43, Tuesday, 22 May 2012
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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.
20 May 2012
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Where are the NAMA properties being offered with negative equity mortgages? There are only 115 properties in Dublin, Cork and Meath.
8 May 2012
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The Central Bank of Ireland has said the property prices may have fallen by between 12% and 26% more than justified by normal house-price criteria.
30 April 2012
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The pace of decline in house prices has slowed for the first time in seven months, according to new government data, leading to hope the property prices may have bottomed out
27 April 2012
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Insurance is one of the first things that people consider removing from their monthly bills if they fall on hard times. Consumer expert Tina Leonard helps you find what insurance is right for you
17 April 2012
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Ulster Bank is to allow homeowners who have a tracker mortgage to keep its benefits when they move home.
30 March 2012
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House prices continue to fall as the credit squeeze paralyses the mortgage market, but it means Irish property is now the second most affordable in the world.
27 March 2012
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Dublin houses prices are now down 55% on their peak as values across the country fell at their fastest annual rate in two years last month.
29 February 2012
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The number of people falling behind their mortgage payments has risen again.
20 February 2012
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Rising financial pressure faced by consumers has pushed the number of complaints against financial services to 7,000 in 2011.
16 February 2012
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Property prices across the country fell at their fastest annual rate in almost two years last month, as the economic crash continues to take its toll on homeowners and investors.
25 January 2012
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Householders with tracker mortgages will not see any further drop in their monthly bill after the European Central Bank left its key interest rate unchanged at its latest monthly meeting
13 January 2012
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Hundreds of thousands of mortgage holders are unlikely to get a further reduction in their monthly bills with the European Central Bank expected to leave interest rates unchanged this week.
11 January 2012
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House prices continue to decline with property website Daft.ie reporting values down by as much 18% in the last quarter of 2011.
3 January 2012
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Three banks have refused to pass on the latest European Central Bank interest rate reduction to mortgage customers on variable rates.
9 December 2011
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What could theoretically happen household finances if the euro collapsed and Ireland had to go it alone financially?
5 December 2011
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Almost 100,000 homeowners are struggling to pay their mortgage, according to official figures from the Central Bank.
20 November 2011
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Banks which refuse to pass on ECB interest rate cuts could face legislation, the Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has warned.
14 November 2011
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The Taoiseach is prepared to consider legislation to compel banks to pass on interest rate cuts to consumers.
7 November 2011
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The ECB's decision to cut rates, and the prospect of more to come, is an early Christmas present for householders with tracker mortgages and some variable rate customers.
4 November 2011
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Financial Regulator Matthew Elderfield has told banks to stop increasing standard variable rates on mortgages.
20 October 2011
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The government has unveiled its options for those in mortgage arrears but says the state can't afford debt forgiveness as it would cost between €10bn and €14bn
13 October 2011
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The long-awaited government report on the growing mortgage debt crisis doesn't tackle the problem for strugglng householders
11 October 2011
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There is no sign of the property crash ending with house prices have fallen again in September, according to Myhome and Daft.
3 October 2011
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The price of apartments in Dublin has sunk like a stone in the last four years - down almost 60% in value - according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.
26 September 2011
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Are you struggling with your mortgage repayments? Here are the options banks consider when renegotiating with those in arrears or in danger of going into arrears
13 September 2011
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Permanent TSB has backed down on plans to force buy-to-let customers off tracker mortgages as legal action by furious investors looms in the HIgh Court
8 September 2011
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An Irish financial services company is to launching a product which will allow home buyers insure against a drop in property prices.
8 September 2011