Start Mortgages- Ireland's largest subprime lender, 65 per cent of Start is owned by UK lender Kensington Mortgages, which in turn is owned by South African bank Investec. The remaining 35 per cent is owned by management.
GE Money -a US lender and a major mortgage provider in the Irish subprime market.
Nua -wholly owned by Investec since Finance Ireland sold its 40 per cent stake last September.
Springboard -a joint venture between Permanent TSB and Merrill Lynch.
Stepstone -a joint venture between IIB and investment bank Lehman Brothers.
Fresh -founded by entrepreneur David Ryan, the lender suspended its new loans business following a dispute with investment bank Credit Suisse, which funded its mortgage book.