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Protecting your credit rating – even in these difficult times – should be a priority, writes JACK FAGAN

WHILE MUCH of the attention in the crisis-hit property industry is focused on Nama and legal action by developers to stop apartment investors reneging on purchase contracts, a wider problem relating to mortgage repayments is fast emerging as another major headache. And with mortgage rates going up, things can only get worse.