Revolut set to enter mortgage market Banking and payments app Revolut has announced plans to offer mortgage products to its 30 million customers around the world for the first time. Business • 21 Sep
New support measures for mortgage holders The main Irish bank and non-bank lenders have agreed a new set of criteria designed to provide clear guidance to mortgage holders whose loans are … Business • 06 Sep
Up to 16,000 Ulster Bank customers to receive payments Up to 16,000 Ulster Bank mortgage customers are in line to receive payments following recalculation errors by the bank. Business • 01 Sep
Banks must engage with customers to prevent arrears The Minister for Finance has asked banks and non-bank lenders to demonstrate how they are assisting mortgage borrowers who are experiencing difficulty in making repayments … Business • 31 Aug
Mortgage approvals fall in July despite FTB activity A slowdown in the market meant the number of new mortgages approved in July was down 9.7% on the same month last year and 0.4% … Business • 25 Aug
Bank of Ireland's half year profits hit €1 billion Bank of Ireland has reported pre-tax profits of €1.025 billion for the six months to the end of June on the back of positive business … Business • 31 Jul
Dilosk raises another €200m in latest bond sale Specialist mortgage lender Dilosk, which trades as ICS Mortgages, raised €200m in its seventh public bond issuance. Business • 21 Jul
UK mortgage rates hit 15-year high A key British mortgage rate hit a 15-year high on today when it rose above the levels reached in the aftermath of last year's "mini-budget" … Business • 11 Jul
ICS Mortgages to raise variable interest rates ICS Mortgages is to increase its variable mortgage interest rates for owner occupiers, by between 0.2% and 0.3%, from 1 August. Business • 21 Jun
Permanent TSB to hike variable mortgage rates Variable rate mortgage customers of Permanent TSB are to see the rates they are paying increase by between 0.05% and 0.4%. Business • 20 Jun
Irish mortgage interest rates up again in April New figures from the Central Bank of Ireland show that mortgage interest rates here increased again in April. Business • 14 Jun
Banks urged to keep mortgage customers out of arrears The Minister for Finance has called on banks to make every effort to keep mortgage customers out of arrears in the face of rising interest … Business • 12 Jun
Mortgages from credit-servicing firms face higher rates The Central Bank has published data showing customers with mortgages at credit-servicing firms face higher interest rates. Business • 08 Jun
Avant Money reduces longer term mortgage rates Avant Money said it will cut the interest rates on its One Mortgage product with rates now starting from 3.95% for the full life of … Business • 25 May
Permanent TSB completes deal for Ulster Bank mortgages Permanent TSB has completed a deal to buy the performing non-tracker residential mortgage portfolio of Ulster Bank here after the transfer of about 8,000 mortgage … Business • 15 May
'Significant' ruling for couple in mortgage arrears A Circuit Court has ordered a finance company to give a low-interest fixed-term rate to a couple who had difficulty repaying their mortgage. Ireland • 10 May
Would re-introducing mortgage relief be a good idea? Steady and steep increases in interest rates by the European Central Bank over the last nine months have ratcheted up pressure on many of the … Analysis and Comment • 09 May
Bank of Ireland says full year guidance unchanged Bank of Ireland has said it performed in line with expectations during the first three months of the year, on the back of strong lending … Business • 03 May
Permanent TSB's new mortgage lending jumps by 69% Permanent TSB has today reported a strong business and financial performance in the first quarter of the year on the back of higher new lending … Business • 02 May
New mortgage drawdowns fell by a third in first quarter The volume and value of new mortgages drawn down in the first three months of this year fell by around a third, compared to the … Business • 28 Apr
Fifth of borrowers may face 50% hike in mortgage costs A report by economists at the Central Bank has found the 20% of mortgage borrowers most exposed to interest rate increases could face higher repayments … Business • 26 Apr
EBS and Haven increase some variable mortgage rates AIB units, EBS and Haven, are to increase the interest rates they charge on certain variable rate mortgages. Business • 18 Apr
Proportion of homes bought with mortgage eases to 62.6% New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the proportion of homes purchased in Ireland with a mortgage stood at 62.6% in 2021, down … Business • 04 Apr
Switching declines leads to drop in mortgage approvals A decline in switching activity following a busy period that saw many borrowers lock in fixed rates, contributed to a fall in new mortgage lending … Business • 24 Mar
Finance Ireland to increase fixed mortgage rates Non-bank lender, Finance Ireland, is increasing its fixed mortgage rates by up to 0.75%. Business • 13 Mar
