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Banks offered a blanket repayment break system last year during the first Covid-19 surge

Govt engages with banks on further repayment breaks

Business • 06 Jan

Household deposits reached a record €124 billion in November, new Central Bank figures show

Household deposits at record €124 billion in November

Business • 06 Jan

Niall Dorrian, CEO of Linked Finance

Linked Finance approved as Covid credit scheme lender

Business • 05 Jan

New Central Bank figures show that credit has fallen by 7.9%, the largest annual decrease since the third quarter of 2012

Loans to SMEs see biggest drop since 2011 - bank

Business • 09 Dec 20

New Central Bank figures show that the outstanding amount of household deposits stood at €123 billion in October

Deposits in Irish banks hit record high - Central Bank

Business • 30 Nov 20

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 20

Businesses can apply for loans up to €25,000 for a three-year term with no repayments and no interest for the first six months

Microfinance Ireland opens new €15m Covid-19 fund

Business • 31 Aug 20

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 20

The Covid-19 lockdown required credit unions to adapt quickly to changing member demands

62% of credit unions offer payment holidays amid crisis

Business • 06 Jul 20

Irish banks are expecting the 'biggest ever decrease' in the demand for mortgages and consumer loans

Banks predict biggest ever fall in demand for loans

Business • 14 May 20

Niall Dorrian, CEO of Linked Finance, said the company's new loan product is unique in the Irish market

Linked Finance launches new 5-year business loans

Business • 27 Jan 20

Some credit unions have placed restrictions on the levels of savings their members can have

Some credit unions put a cap on members' savings

Business • 13 Jun 19

Loan refusual rates rose to 36% from 24%, the latest ISME Bank Watch survey shows

Loan refusal rates increase from 24% to 36% - ISME

Business • 20 Jun 18

Goldman is carrying out due diligence on the portfolio known as Project Redwood as part of a potential joint bid, Bloomberg reports

AIB loan sale said to be drawing Goldman Sachs interest

Business • 11 Jan 18

Credit Union members' savings have increased by €2.3 billion since 2012

Despite growth in lending, credit unions under pressure

Business • 18 Dec 17

Greece needs new loans under its current €86 billion bailout programme to pay debt due this month

ESM to release €8.5 billion tranche of Greece bailout

Business • 07 Jul 17

Some euro zone banks are "in denial" about their problems with unpaid loans, says the ECB's Daniele Nouy

Some euro zone banks 'in denial' about bad loans - Nouy

Business • 19 May 17

ECB president Mario Draghi

Euro zone household lending growing strongly

Business • 27 Mar 17

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has said that before 2014, NAMA did not keep a record of its private sales

NAMA has sold €800m worth of loans in private deals

Business • 22 Mar 17

Lending to companies grew by 1.9% year-on-year in September, new euro zone figures show

Euro zone lending growth levels off - ECB

Business • 27 Oct 16

Central Bank figures show that loans to households fell by 3.1% last month

Banks hold €7 billion more in deposits than loans

Business • 30 Sep 16

Sources say that bids for Project Gem will be sought towards the end of the year

NAMA planning €4 billion property loan sale

Business • 22 Jul 16

AIB issues trading statement for its AGM today

AIB rejects Central Bank 'protection' claims

Business • 24 May 16

First Citizen Finance is offering a new €50m fund for Irish agri-business SMEs

€50m in new lower-cost funding for agri-business

Business • 29 Apr 16

Tullow says production at its flagship Jubilee oil field in Ghana would resume in the coming days

Tullow Oil reduces capital spending again

Business • 28 Apr 16

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