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The Central Bank said KBC had been responsible for 'serious failings' that affected the holders of 3,741 customer accounts between June 2008 and October 2019

KBC Bank Ireland fined €18.3m for tracker failures

Business • 5 hrs

The main lenders put in place the option of payment breaks as the country entered a phase of severe restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of Covid-19

EBA says payment breaks will be phased out as planned

Business • 22 Sep

The Central Bank said households are more resilient to the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic than the financial crisis in 2008

Households more resilient to Covid hit than 2008 crisis

Business • 22 Sep

Gabriel Makhlouf tells the Finance Minister that the Budget must focus on building resilience to future shocks

Budget must focus on building resilience to new shocks

Business • 16 Sep

The Central Bank said 67,000 payment breaks covering €9.5 billion in loan balances were in place at the end of may

Payment breaks 'a major source of temporary relief'

Business • 15 Sep

Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf

Inflation may be higher than official measure: Makhlouf

Business • 14 Sep

Avant Money products will be available through the broker network and are aimed at those moving house, switching mortgages or buying their first home

Avant Money enter mortgage market with 1.95% fixed rate

Business • 14 Sep

The Central Bank finds that some insurance firms may not be adequately considering the effect of their pricing practices on their customers

Central Bank concerned at insurance pricing practices

Business • 09 Sep

The report also details what the supervisor expects from credit unions

Central Bank finds weaknesses in some credit unions

Business • 08 Sep

The Central Bank reaches a settlement with former Quinn Insurance Limited director Kevin Lunney

Central Bank agrees settlement with former QIL director

Business • 03 Sep

ATM withdrawals are down 31% compared to last year, new Central Bank figures show

Credit card spending up, but ATM usage lower than 2019

Business • 31 Aug

Net lending to Irish households fell by €204m in July while mortgages fell by €88m, new Central Bank figures show

Rate of lending falls for first time since 2017

Business • 31 Aug

75% of new mortgages were fixed rate

Mortgage lending rose 30% in June

Business • 14 Aug

The Central Bank has issued a framework to provide clarity over business interruption policies in relation to Covid-19

Insurers should cover 'reasonable' costs of test cases

Business • 05 Aug

Bank of Ireland said it regretted the circumstances of the incident and the weaknesses in internal controls and procedures that it highlighted

Bank of Ireland fined €1.66m for regulatory breaches

Business • 28 Jul

The decrease in the volume of new mortgages agreed in May was the largest year-on-year decline since the series began

New mortgage lending fell by record amount in May

Business • 10 Jul

60% of the payment breaks were made to households and 40% to businesses, new Central Bank data show

Almost 160,000 payment breaks approved for borrowers

Business • 09 Jul

Money is an economic lubricant - but the question is how quickly consumer spending will get back into gear

Counting the economic cost of Covid-19

Business • 04 Jul

The Central Bank noted a massive increase in savings in April and May

Central Bank warns economy could shrink by up to 14%

Business • 03 Jul

The Central Bank said it took the action to protect members' savings at Drumcondra and District Credit Union

Provisional liquidator at Drumcondra Credit Union

Business • 02 Jul

The Central Bank said deposits are growing at their highest rate since 2007 at 9.8%

Savings surge as lending levels drop - Central Bank

Business • 30 Jun

Lenders have a responsibility to borrowers, says the CEO of Banking Payments Federation Ireland, Brian Hayes

'Lenders have responsibility to borrowers' - BPFI

Business • 30 Jun

The Central Bank said the decision on an application for mortgage credit is a commercial decision to be made by the regulated entity

Central Bank says lending decisions a matter for banks

Business • 29 Jun

85% of restructured home mortgage accounts were deemed to be meeting the terms of their arrangement, new Central Bank figures show

Long term mortgage arrears fall to nine year low

Business • 23 Jun

Faolán Ó Cathmhaoil is a fifth-year student from Coláiste Oiriall in Co Monaghan

Monaghan student named Young Economist of the Year 2020

Business • 19 Jun

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