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Geraldine Casey, AIB's Managing Director, Retail Banking, said the bank takes a balanced and measured approach to interest rate changes

AIB announces cuts to both deposit and mortgage rates

AIB has today announced cuts to both its deposit rates and its mortgage interest rates in response to the recent rate cuts from the European Central Bank.

Business • 30 Apr

The cuts will take effect from Tuesday February 18, Bank of Ire.

BoI to cut rates on 12 and 18-month term deposits

Bank of Ireland said it is reducing again the interest rate on its 12 and 18-month fixed-term deposits by 0.25%.

Business • 14 Feb

Mortgage rates here fell to 4.03% in October, down slightly from 4.08% in September and down from 4.27% in October 2023, new figures show today

Irish mortgage rates ease again in October

Irish mortgage rates fell again in October to hit their lowest rate since May 2023, new figures from the Central Bank show today.

Business • 11 Dec 24

This was the third month in a row that rates have fallen and leaves mortgage rates here at their lowest in ten months.

Irish mortgage rates fall, deposit rates hit 15 year high

Irish mortgage rates eased further in June, while deposit rates hit their highest level in over 15 years.

Business • 14 Aug 24

Most Irish savers have been leaving their cash in easy access accounts that yield little or nothing

Window closing on securing best deposit rates

Pressure was coming to bear on the banks this time last year to offer better returns to depositors against the backdrop of rising interest rates.

Business • 26 Jul 24

Bank of Ireland said the new rates announced today are available from June 6

Bank of Ireland raises its one and two year deposit rates

Bank of Ireland has today announced two new fixed-term deposit accounts with higher rates and flexible features and with no limit on the savings balance and interest paid on the full balance.

Business • 29 May 24

PTSB is increasing its one-year fixed rate by 0.75% to 2.75% and its six-month fixed rate by 0.25% to 2% from next week

PTSB makes changes to fixed term deposit rates

PTSB has announced changes to its fixed term deposit rates for all personal and business customers.

Business • 10 May 24

The euro zone average mortgage fell for the third month in a row to 3.91% in February, but Irish rates rose slightly

Irish mortgage rates edge higher in February

New figures from the Central Bank show that average mortgage rates in Ireland rose to 4.29% in February from 4.27% in January.

Business • 10 Apr 24

Mortgage holders with non-bank lenders pay higher rates

The average Interest rate charged on new mortgages in Ireland was 1.5% higher in December than in the same month a year earlier, according to the latest data from the Central Bank.

Business • 15 Feb 24

AIB and EBS to increase deposit rates up to 3% for both Regular Savers and Fixed Term accounts

AIB and EBS increase rates on saving accounts

AIB has become the latest bank to increase its interest rates on certain savings products, as well as on EBS saving accounts.

Business • 01 Sep 23

Finance Minister Michael McGrath said he has talked with the NTMA about interest rates

Finance Minister expects to see deposit rates rising

The Minister for Finance has said he anticipates the rate of interest which is paid on savings accounts will increase in the weeks ahead.

Business • 21 Aug 23

Banks are coming under growing pressure to funnel through the benefits of ECB interest rate increases over recent months to those with savings

Bank of Ireland increases one year term deposit rates

Bank of Ireland said it is increasing its one year term deposit account rates by a further 0.5% from today.

Business • 28 Jun 23

Permanent TSB to increase rates on deposit accounts again from June 20

Permanent TSB increases rates for deposit accounts

Permanent TSB said today it would increase the interest rates paid to depositors, becoming the latest bank to pass on more of the ECB interest rate increases to its savers.

Business • 18 May 23

Bank of Ireland also annnounced today that it will increase its deposit rates for savers

Bank of Ireland to increase fixed mortgage rates again

Bank of Ireland said today it will increase interest rates for a number of mortgage and deposit products.

Business • 24 Jan 23

The Central Bank said the average interest rate on new mortgages in Ireland stood at 2.76% in December

Ireland has second highest mortgage rates in euro area

Ireland had the second highest mortgage interest rates across the euro area in December, coming only after Greece, new figures from the Central Bank show.

Business • 10 Feb 21

The Central Bank has reported a 33% year-on-year increase in new mortgage agreements in the 12 months to May

Irish mortgage rates still highest in euro zone

Ireland continues to have the highest average interest rate across the euro zone for all new mortgages at 3.21%, new figures for May from the Central Bank show.

Business • 13 Jul 18

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