Government extends Abhaile scheme for four more years The Abhaile scheme, which supports families who are in serious or long-term mortgage arrears and are at risk of losing their homes, has been extended … Business • 26 Jul
80% of retailers in rent arrears with landlord - survey 80% of retailers are in rent arrears with at least one landlord, a new survey by industry representative body Retail Excellence has revealed. Business • 24 Aug 21
AIB sells €600m of non-performing loans to Mars AIB is to sell 4,000 non-performing mortgage loans to Mars Capital Finance, the majority of which are held by owner-occupier customers. Business • 19 Feb 21
Not-for-profit aims to offer alternative to 'vultures' A new not-for-profit company has been launched with the promised aim of keeping families who cannot pay their mortgages in their home. Business • 10 Jul 19
Most users of mortgage arrears service keep homes The majority of people who avail of the free mortgage arrears support service, Abhaile, are staying in their homes. Ireland • 28 Jan 19
Prime Time - INM Data Breaches, Good Friday Agreement, Wheelchair Former boss of the news group Gavin O'Reilly. Tony Blair on how to save the Good Friday Agreement & why it's not too late to … Prime Time • 12 Apr 18
Credit Unions' assets up by €2 billion in 2016 Credit unions' assets have increased to €16 billion in 2016 from €14 billion in 2011, according to new research from the Central Bank. Business • 24 Feb 17
Most distressed borrowers agree mortgage deals Just under nine out of ten borrowers who completed the Central Bank’s Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process between 2014 and 2015 were successful in securing an … Business • 31 May 16
Ulster Bank to sell off 900 distressed home loans Ulster Bank is to sell off 900 owner-occupier mortgages that are on the brink of repossession. Business • 10 Oct 16
KBC Bank Ireland reports Q1 profits of €34.2m KBC Bank Ireland has reported a profit of €34.2m after tax and impairment costs for the first quarter of 2016 as it said it had … Business • 12 May 16
Mortgage arrears proposals show promise - Hall The chief executive of the Irish Mortgage Holders Association has said he hopes planned measures by the Government to address the issue of mortgage arrears … News • 10 May 16
Mortgage arrears down but figure remains high: S&P Delinquency rates amongst Irish residential mortgages remain high despite from their peak in late 2013, according to ratings agency Standard & Poor’s. Business • 28 Apr 16
PTSB returns to profit, but mortgages disappoint Shares in Permanent TSB fell today after the bank's first annual profit since 2007 was marred by a lack of writeback provisions and disappointment in … Business • 09 Mar 16
AIB's margins up as bad loans decrease AIB said it generated more capital, reduced its bad loans and increased its net interest margin in the third quarter. Business • 17 Nov 15
Permanent TSB impairment charges fall in Q3 Permanent TSB improved its margins and reduced impairment charges in the third quarter but said new lending was being constrained by limited growth in the … Business • 10 Nov 15
Bank of Ireland trading in line with expectations Bank of Ireland has said it continues to trade in line with expectations with good momentum across all of its businesses both in Ireland and … Business • 05 Nov 15
DCC warned over subprime mortgage crisis Dublin City Council is facing a "subprime mortgage" crisis on lendings of more than €300 million to affordable home buyers according to a report presented … News • 06 May 15
Bank of Ireland trading in line with expectations Bank of Ireland has said that the group's trading has been in line with its expectations in the months since December 2014. Business • 29 Apr 15
AIB says priority is to keep people in their homes AIB's chairman has said that the bank's priority is to keep private dwelling mortgage customers in their own homes where possible. Business • 28 Apr 15
Mortgage arrears showing sustained decline - Fitch Irish mortgages in arrears by more than three months posted a "sustained decline" to 17.7% in the second quarter of 2015, new Fitch data show. Business • 27 Apr 15
34% of arrears are 2 years behind on mortgages More than one third of residential mortgage accounts in arrears were behind on their repayments for 720 days or more by the end of February, … Business • 16 Apr 15
Number of mortgages in arrears continues to fall More than 87,800 residential mortgages were in arrears by the end of January, according to the Department of Finance, down 1.8% (1,658) on the December … Business • 12 Mar 15
PTSB reports loss of €48m, plans to raise €525m Permanent TSB has reported a pre-tax loss of €48m for 2014, a significant improvement on the €668m loss for the previous year. Business • 11 Mar 15
Mortgage arrears continue to ease - Central Bank New figures from the Central Bank show that the overall level of mortgage arrears continued to slow in the fourth quarter of 2014. Business • 06 Mar 15
Longford has highest level of mortgage arrears Almost one in five mortgages in Co Longford are in arrears - making it the county most severely affected by the property crash. Business • 25 Feb 15
