Why do Irish people continue to make the same mistakes with their savings?
The annual growth rate of bank savings has more than doubled from pre-Covid levels
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Credit union lending up 12%, buoyed by mortgages and easing restrictions
Personal loans continue to make up majority of lending
ESRI appoints Prof Martina Lawless as new director
Martina Lawless worked as a research economist with the Central Bank for ten years before joining the ESRI in 2015
Pepper says it hasn’t seen arrears spike that S&P reported among ‘mortgage prisoners’
S&P said in a report last week that 25.7 per cent of Irish reperforming loans held in residential mortgage-backed securities deals were behind in repayments at the end of December
Former bonds trader targets gaps in the Irish mortgage market
Núa Money co-founder Fergal O’Leary says there is an opportunity for more players to come into the Irish mortgage market and take market share from the banks
Irish mortgage rates continue to fall but remain higher than EU average
New mortgage lending up 22% in February, says Central Bank
Credit union mortgages jump more than 40% by value as sector eyes new lending rules
Central Bank of Ireland has proposed lifting financial crisis-era limits on credit union lending to €8.6bn from current €2.9bn
Waystone Fund Management fine confirmed by High Court
Fund manager failed to response adquately to red flags and conflicts of interest, court told
Central Bank commission discussed concerns over its role in approving Israeli bonds documents
Commission agreed to issue responses reflecting correspondence previously sent to Oireachtas finance committee
More than 950 Irish exporters face Trump tariffs
Seen & Heard: Flatley and McGregor, housing bottlenecks, and Fine Gael support slips
The Uninsurables: One in 20 Irish houses struggles to get flood insurance
We’ve been lucky so far but ‘only a matter of time before a 3m storm surge’ hits Ireland
Builders ‘fear blacklist’ from calling out housing bottlenecks, says finance provider
Roundtower head says just choosing a name can take authorities up to nine months
Makhlouf’s housing comments touch nerve in Government
Regulator wonders out loud if Government’s many policies and interventions in housing market were ‘mutually supportive’
One in three Irish parents saving for their children, not themselves
Central Bank report shows Ireland’s savings rate at 13.8%, higher than 10 years ago, but still below the euro zone average
Updated consumer protection code to get rid of ‘opt-out’ insurance renewals
Central Bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf says code has been updated ‘to reflect the provision of financial services in a digital world’
More than two-thirds of injury claims under employers’ and public liability policies were settled through litigation
Central Bank finding comes despite law reforms designed to reduce need for legal action in such cases
Central Bank cuts growth forecasts amid US tariff threat
Regulator warns US uncertainty now chief threat to Irish economy
Government urged to address ‘disproportionately poor’ savings rates for Irish consumers
Central Bank data show that up to €140 billion of Irish deposits still resides in overnight deposit accounts, accruing just 0.13 per cent in interest
Housing and infrastructure crises threaten investment, Central Bank warns
Central Bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf warns minister of risks
Bovale secures €44.6m from sale of Dublin Central Logistics Park
Central Bank among three purchasers of 91-acre landbank next to M50 motorway
NTMA allows Davy return as primary dealer of Irish government bonds
State agency gives Davy green light to return almost four years after it was dropped
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Mortgage rates fall to 20-month low as Irish lenders respond to ECB cuts
Deposit rates also in decline, according to Central Bank data, squeezing savers
Catfishing: How one Irish woman lost €20,000 to a person she thought was Coldplay’s Chris Martin
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Huge rise in suspect cryptocurrency transactions in Ireland
More than 100,000 suspicious transaction reports to Revenue and Garda in last two years
Will Central Bank pursue other bankers as tracker inquiry finds against ex-PTSB CEO?
So far David Guinane is the only individual to have been pursued to the end in relation to the trackers
Makhlouf sees ‘worrying signs’ in European economy after latest rate cut
Central Bank governor favours no longer describing monetary policy as ‘restrictive’ at next meeting to decide on interest rates
Savers favour term savings accounts in 2024 to avail of high rates
Household savings in low interest demand deposit accounts declined by €962m in the year, Central Bank reports
Ex-PTSB chief David Guinane breached consumer code, inquiry finds
David Guinane’s legal team is arguing that he should not face any sanction
Central Bank deputy governor Derville Rowland among shortlisted candidates for new EU agency
Five board positions at the Anti-Money Laundering Authority up for grabs
Irish payment fraud rates relatively low by EU standards, says Central Bank
Rate of online card fraud was six times higher than for physical payments in 2023
Irish savers placing less cash in high-rate deposit accounts
Almost 87% of Irish household savings held in on-demand or current accounts earning average of 0.14%
Avant Money informs Irish customers that it will become full fledged bank here in April
Nonbank lender currently offers mortgages, credit cards and personal loans
Rate of home mortgages over 90 days in arrears falls to lowest in 15 years
Around one in 25 mortgages on a family home is at least three months behind in repayments, Central Bank says
Concerns raised about the risks to taxpayers from how housing bodies and the LDA fund construction deals
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Thousands of AIB customers to get refunds after stamp duty error
Some customers charged stamp duty on credit cards cancelled years previously
Up to €15bn of corporate tax could be temporary, Central Bank warns
Regulator also claims Government should be diverting more of these receipts into State’s two long-term savings funds
OECD urges Central Bank to add consumer representatives to advisory group
Organisation also suggests regulator assess how effective are ‘dear CEO’ letters to industry bosses
Central Bank governor favours gradual ECB rate cuts over ‘large moves’
Gabriel Makhlouf says disinflation process remains on track while warning economic outlook remains uncertain
Compensation scheme receives 1,600 claims from BlackBee investors
Separate Custom House Capital case ‘essentially completed’ with 97% of claims settled
ESRI again highlights regulator’s role in fanning house prices
Think-tank not backing off previous suggestion that loosening mortgage rules boosted the property market
Central Bank gender pay gap widens to 5.9%
Regulator also names Mary-Elizabeth McMunn as the next deputy governor overseeing financial regulation
State must pick up €2.8m tab into pension scheme of company that went bust in 2009
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Central Bank governor more cautious on large ECB rate cuts
Gabriel Makhlouf raises prospect of ‘sharp’ fall in stocks prices amid heightened technology sector valuations
Makhlouf ‘increasingly confident’ ECB will hit 2% inflation target next year
Central Bank governor, however, warns that high price growth in the services sector and strong wage growth posed risk to projection
General election 2024: What are the issues in housing?
Housing is a central issue in this election, from building targets and government supports for prospective house buyers to rising rents and building defects
Credit unions report 51% jump in mortgage lending in year to September
Community lenders hoping Central Bank will further ease mortgage lending rules in review due to conclude next month
‘Waning global appetite’ for new financial rules to be applied
Central Bank deputy governor said backing of ambitious overhaul of bank regulation, agreed in wake of 2008 financial crash, critical
Investment scams getting more convincing, says Central Bank
No legitimate firm will contact consumers ‘out of the blue’, says deputy governor
Gardaí arrest two as part of investigation into suspected insider trading
Investigation launched after Garda alerted to transactions by Central Bank
Moving your savings into the right bank account could earn you an extra €700 a year on a €30,000 lump sum
We can blame Irish banks for not passing on interest to savers, but we can’t blame them for our own bad planning or inertia when we don’t switch
Building small terraced homes could reduce construction costs, boost supply and lower prices for first-time buyers
Small terraced houses would be more affordable for one- and two-person households, but builders prefer to construct apartments or semi-detached homes because of higher profit margins
Central Bank fines Waystone unit after fund loss
Regulator finds series of breaches tied to fund investing in ‘illiquid, difficult to value, private assets’
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