Mortgage approvals slow in October - BPFI New figures from Banking Payments Federation Ireland show a slowdown in mortgage approvals in October both on a monthly and annual basis. Business • 30 Nov 21
Mortgage approvals and drawdowns continue to rise The number of mortgages being approved and drawn down continue to rise, according to the latest figures from Banking and Payment Federation Ireland. Business • 27 Jul 21
Supply shortage, cost hikes to hit house affordability A combination of lack of housing supply and rising construction costs could exacerbate property affordability issues in the years ahead, according to the Banking and … Business • 10 Jun 21
'Solid growth' in February mortgage approvals - BPFI New figures from Banking & Payments Federation Ireland show that the number of mortgages approved rose by 8.8% in February on a monthly basis and … Business • 25 Mar 21
Rebound in mortgage lending in final months of 2020 The value of mortgage approvals in 2020 exceeded €10 billion, despite a slump in lending in the early months of the pandemic. Business • 29 Jan 21
Contactless spending reaches record €2.9 billion in Q3 New figures shows that contactless payments hit a record high in the third quarter of 2020 with more than 182 million payments valued at almost … Business • 29 Oct 20
Banking industry pledges support, but no blanket breaks The banking industry has said it will continue to support customers through to the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, but has stopped short of offering … Business • 20 Oct 20
Mortgage approvals show monthly rise in June - BPFI The number of mortgages approved in June rose by 20.4% on a monthly basis but slumped by 49.5% compared with the same time last year, … Business • 30 Jul 20
'Lenders have responsibility to borrowers' - BPFI The chief executive of Banking Payments Federation Ireland has said it is not unreasonable for banks to look closely at applicants coming forward for mortgages … Business • 30 Jun 20
Banks may extend mortgage breaks to six months - BPFI The country's five retail banks may extend loan repayment breaks to help homeowners cope with the impact of the coronavirus to six months from the … Business • 16 Apr 20
Banks working together on a co-ordinated plan for virus The country's banks have been working together on a co-ordinated response plan to best ensure the continuity of banking and payment services across the country … Business • 13 Mar 20
Bank group working on plan to manage virus situation A cross bank co-ordination group is working on an industry wide plan to best manage the continued provision of banking services in the event of … Business • 05 Mar 20
Four out of five people have savings - BPFI research A study on personal savings has shown that most people are putting money aside for a rainy day and four out of five people (83%) … Business • 22 Nov 19
Call for public-private coalition on green finance The Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland has called for the establishment of a public-private coalition on sustainable banking and green finance products here. Business • 24 Oct 19
Mortgage approvals see annual rise of 4.1% in August New figures show that the number of mortgages approved rose by 4.1% in August on an annual basis, while they fell by 15.1% compared to … Business • 26 Sep 19
BPFI defends sale of non-performing loans to funds New research has been published by the banking industry here which aims to address what it says are false claims made about the sale of … Business • 06 Sep 19
BPFI's Brexit banking FAQs for consumers The Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) have today published a guide for consumers to help explain how Brexit will affect bank products and services … Business • 19 Jul 19
No quick fix for banking industry reputation - IBF boss The new head of the banking industry body here has said lending decisions taken by banks before the crash and the subsequent tracker mortgage scandal … Business • 12 Jul 19
Hayes calls for standalone fin services EU-UK agreement There needs to be a standalone financial services agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom post-Brexit, according to Fine Gale MEP Brian Hayes. Business • 06 Apr 18
Hayes asks EU to investigate Irish banks over trackers MEP Brian Hayes has made a complaint to the European Commission's Directorate-General for Competition in relation to the tracker mortgage scandal here. Business • 26 Oct 17
Hayes calls for votes in EU elections for Irish in UK Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes has said that a way should be found to allow Irish citizens living in the UK to vote in the … Politics • 19 Jul 17
Dublin South-West by-election Eleven candidates will contest this week's Dublin South-West by-election to replace Fine Gael's Brian Hayes, who was elected an MEP in May. Special Reports • 07 Oct 14
Irish banks may sell tracker mortgages to ECB Irish banks could sell some of the €50 billion in tracker mortgages on their books to the European Central Bank, but it looks like the … Business • 03 Oct 14
Hayes: Funding needed for flood risk management Brian Hayes has said that it is absolutely essential that more funding is found to put necessary flood risk management schemes in place. News • 10 Apr 14
Flood defence data to boost insurance availability Flood insurance is expected to become more widely available to property owners in areas benefiting from flood defence works. News • 24 Mar 14
