Mortgage holders in Ireland repay €80,500 more than the EU average on a €300,000 mortgage over 30 years

Further economic decline due to Covid-19 could warrant loan flexibility, ECB says

Lenders no longer offering general payment breaks but treating customers on case-by-case basis

Over 13% of Irish loans to households and businesses were subject to payment freezes

Agenda: ‘Unemployment is a lagging indicator in any recession because businesses will hang on for as long as they can before failing’

Call comes ahead of Government meeting with banks on extending mortgage breaks

Call comes ahead of Government meeting with banks to discuss extension of Covid related mortgage breaks

Central Bank says there are 90,539 active payment breaks across Irish households

European Banking Authority says banks should return to offering relief on a ‘case-by-case’ basis

Warning no mechanism in place for direct EU access in deposits or loans at end of 2020

Opinion: Government should focus on mortgage rates as Irish borrowers pay €300 more a month than the rest of the euro zone

Varadkar, Donohoe and McGrath meet AIB, Bank of Ireland and Ulster Bank chiefs

Joe Brennan: Interest rate row far cry from banks’ initial chance to be good guy in crisis

Central Bank data shows almost 10% of Irish mortgage debt also subject to relief

Industry body denies banks misled government over accrual of interest on paused loans

Micheál Martin says Minister for Finance will be raising the issue with the banks

Not applying interest for six months during Covid-19 payment holiday could cost banks up to €150m

Four test cases being taken against FBD

Emer Cooke to lead EMA at crucial time for the body due to Covid-19 pandemic

Derville Rowland says regulatory focus remains unchanged